Fur Sultanate (historical)
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The Fur Sultanate was a powerful pre-colonial Islamic kingdom in the Darfur region of western Sudan, centered around the Jebel Marra massif and ruled predominantly by the Fur people.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fur Sultanate | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic sultanate
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ pre-colonial African kingdom ⓘ |
| capital |
Al-Fashir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kobbé NERFINISHED ⓘ Tura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coreRegion | Jebel Marra massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | cowrie shells ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
slave trade ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| endCause | Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Darfur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1916 ⓘ |
| ethnicBase | Fur people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Darfur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| export |
gum arabic
ⓘ
ivory ⓘ ostrich feathers ⓘ slaves ⓘ |
| governmentType |
monarchy
ⓘ
sultanate ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Arabs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fur people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaghawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| import |
firearms
ⓘ
horses ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Fur language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Islamic law
ⓘ
customary law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Darfur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Sudan ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Kordofan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultanate of Bagirmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sultanate of Wadai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Sultan Ali Dinar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultan Muhammad al-Fadl NERFINISHED ⓘ Sultan Sulayman Solong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlordshipClaim | Darfur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahel region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution | Sufi orders ⓘ |
| rulingTitle | Sultan of Darfur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| successorState | Anglo-Egyptian Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| todayPartOf | Republic of the Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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