Masalit Sultanate
E867079
The Masalit Sultanate was a pre-colonial Islamic sultanate in the Darfur region of western Sudan, historically ruled by the Masalit people and known for its resistance to external domination.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Masalit Sultanate canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic sultanate
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ pre-colonial polity ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Darfur Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadai Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Geneina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| economy |
agropastoralism
ⓘ
trans-Sahel trade ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Masalit population ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Masalit people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | sultanate ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | independent sultanate prior to colonial conquest ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts with Anglo-Egyptian Sudan authorities
ⓘ
conflicts with French colonial expansion from Chad ⓘ resistance to external domination ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Masalit language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Darfur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ western Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Darfur historical region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| regionType | Sahel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousLaw | Islamic law ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Masalit ruling family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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