Sultanate of Darfur

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The Sultanate of Darfur was a powerful pre-colonial Islamic kingdom in western Sudan that flourished as a regional center of trade and politics before its 19th-century conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic state
historical state
pre-colonial African kingdom
sultanate
capital Al-Fashir NERFINISHED
conqueredBy Khedivate of Egypt NERFINISHED
Ottoman-Egyptian forces NERFINISHED
continent Africa
currency cowrie shells
gold
endDate 1874
ethnicBase Fur people NERFINISHED
event conquest by Khedivate of Egypt
founder Sulayman Solong NERFINISHED
geopoliticalRole regional power in western Sudan
governmentType absolute monarchy
monarchy
hasDynasty Keira dynasty NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 19th century Africa
early modern period
language Arabic
Fur language NERFINISHED
lastRuler Sultan Ibrahim NERFINISHED
legalSystem Islamic law
customary law
locatedIn Darfur NERFINISHED
Sudan NERFINISHED
western Sudan NERFINISHED
militaryFeature cavalry-based army
notableCity Al-Fashir NERFINISHED
Kobbei NERFINISHED
politicalSystem centralized monarchy
region Sahel NERFINISHED
religion Islam
religiousAffiliation Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
religiousInstitution Sufi orders
rulingTitle Sultan NERFINISHED
startDate 17th century
c. 1600
successorState Egyptian-ruled Sudan NERFINISHED
tradeGood gold
gum arabic
ivory
ostrich feathers
slaves
tradePartner Bornu Empire NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
Sultanate of Sennar NERFINISHED
Tripoli NERFINISHED
tradeRoute trans-Saharan trade

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Darfur region historicalEntity Sultanate of Darfur