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.

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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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Jebel Marra hasEthnicAssociation Fur Sultanate (historical)