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There are some rather vague Old Nubian texts suggesting that the Makourian rulers at times claimed suzerainty over Alodia as well, but this is so far not well confirmed. There is no hint of it in Arabic texts.<ref>Ed. note: In Coptic and Greek documents, kings of Dotawo describe themselves as kings of Aroud() and Makrout(), which has been understood to mean, "king of the Alodians and Makouritans."</ref> | |||
Beginning in the thirteen century, the territories of both Makouria and Alodia began to be overrun by invading Arab nomads both from Egypt and from the Arabian Peninsula, and before the end of the fourteenth century they had gone out of existence, to be supplanted by a succession of small, warring principalities headed by petty Arab rulers, known locally as ''meks''. In the north, a total desert region unsuitable for nomad grazing, Nobadia lived on until nearly the end of the fifteenth century, when it finally succumbed to Mamluk pressure from Egypt. Half a century later, its territory was annexed to the Ottoman Empire. | |||
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''Sources'': The first attempt at a connected history of medieval Nubia was that of Monneret de Villard in 1938. It has now been superceded | |||
See also: a partial list of [[Kings]] of Dotawo and a partial list of the [[Eparchs of Nobadia]]. | See also: a partial list of [[Kings]] of Dotawo and a partial list of the [[Eparchs of Nobadia]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:35, 20 January 2011
There are some rather vague Old Nubian texts suggesting that the Makourian rulers at times claimed suzerainty over Alodia as well, but this is so far not well confirmed. There is no hint of it in Arabic texts.<ref>Ed. note: In Coptic and Greek documents, kings of Dotawo describe themselves as kings of Aroud() and Makrout(), which has been understood to mean, "king of the Alodians and Makouritans."</ref>
Beginning in the thirteen century, the territories of both Makouria and Alodia began to be overrun by invading Arab nomads both from Egypt and from the Arabian Peninsula, and before the end of the fourteenth century they had gone out of existence, to be supplanted by a succession of small, warring principalities headed by petty Arab rulers, known locally as meks. In the north, a total desert region unsuitable for nomad grazing, Nobadia lived on until nearly the end of the fifteenth century, when it finally succumbed to Mamluk pressure from Egypt. Half a century later, its territory was annexed to the Ottoman Empire.
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Sources: The first attempt at a connected history of medieval Nubia was that of Monneret de Villard in 1938. It has now been superceded
See also: a partial list of Kings of Dotawo and a partial list of the Eparchs of Nobadia.
