Kingdom of Makuria
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The Kingdom of Makuria was a medieval Christian Nubian state along the Nile in what is now northern Sudan and southern Egypt, known for its distinctive culture, long resistance to Arab expansion, and flourishing monastic and artistic traditions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Makuria canonical | 12 |
| Kingdom of Dongola | 1 |
| Makuria | 1 |
| United kingdom of Makuria-Nobadia | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian Nubian state
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ medieval kingdom ⓘ |
| artStyle | Christian Nubian wall painting ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Alodia
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ |
| capital | Dongola ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culture |
Christian Nubian kingdoms
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Nubian culture
Nubian culture ⓘ |
| defense | fortified settlements along the Nile ⓘ |
| diplomaticRelationsWith |
Arab Muslim Egypt
ⓘ
Islamic Caliphates ⓘ
surface form:
Caliphate
|
| economy |
agriculture along the Nile
ⓘ
trade between inner Africa and Egypt ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Early Middle Ages
ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMonarchTitle |
king
ⓘ
qore ⓘ |
| heritage | part of Nubian Christian archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Baqt treaty with Muslim Egypt
ⓘ
distinctive Christian art ⓘ flourishing monastic traditions ⓘ fortified churches and monasteries ⓘ long resistance to Arab expansion ⓘ wall paintings in churches ⓘ |
| language | Old Nubian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nubia
ⓘ
northern Sudan ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
southern Egypt
|
| locatedOn |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| militaryFeature | archery-based warfare ⓘ |
| modernTerritory |
Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
Sudan ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Sudan
|
| partOf |
Nubia
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Nubia
|
| predecessor |
Nobadia
ⓘ
surface form:
Nobadian kingdom
|
| region | Middle Nile Valley ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Miaphysitism ⓘ
surface form:
Miaphysite Christianity
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Coptic Orthodox Church
ⓘ
Eastern Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution |
cathedral churches
ⓘ
monasteries ⓘ |
| stateReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| successor |
Kingdom of Makuria
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Dongola
|
| writingSystem |
Greek alphabet (adapted)
ⓘ
Old Nubian script (historically) ⓘ
surface form:
Old Nubian script
|
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Makuria
subject surface form:
Old Nubian script
this entity surface form:
Kingdom of Dongola
this entity surface form:
United kingdom of Makuria-Nobadia