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The Fourth battle of Dongola or the Second Conquest of Makuria (1287) was fought between the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Kingdom of Makuria resulting in a decisive Mamluk vvictory, capturing the Makurian capital Dongola, forcing the king Samamun to flee and placing a puppet on the Makurian throne. [1] [2] [3] [4]
This did not put a hold on Makurian aggression and between 962 and 964 they again attacked, this time pushing as far north as Akhmim. [82] Parts of Upper Egypt apparently remained occupied by Makuria for several years. [83] [84] Ikhshidid Egypt eventually fell in 969, when it was conquered by the Shiite Fatimid Caliphate.
Old Dongola, abandoned by Makuria, came under the control of the Arabic Banu Ja'd tribe [19] and eventually a new political entity, the so-called "Kingdom of Dongola Town", [13] which was incorporated into the Funj sultanate during the early-16th century. [20] The building is recorded to have served as a residence for Mecca pilgrims. [16]
In the mid-sixth century with the arrival of Christianity it became the capital of Makuria, The town was further expanded, including the area outside the citadel. [1] Several churches were built. These include, to use the names contemporary archeologists have given them, Building X and the Church with the Stone Pavement. These two structures ...
Nubia was the seat of several civilizations of ancient Africa, including the Kerma culture, the Kingdom of Kush, Nobatia, Makuria and Alodia. Nubia had a strong relationship with archery throughout antiquity. Egyptians referred to Nubia as Ta-Seti; meaning “land of the bow”. Evidence of archery in Ancient Nubia traces back to Neolithic rock ...
This included the kingdoms of Alodia, Makuria and Nobatia, which rested on Egypt's southern border. Over a century later, Islam united the Arabs into an expanding military and political force by 632. In 640, the military leader Amr ibn al-As conquered Byzantine Egypt. To consolidate Muslim control over Egypt, it was inevitable to secure its ...
In medieval Nubia (c. 500–1500 CE), the inhabitants of the Christian kingdoms Makuria, Nobadia, and Alodia built distinct forms of architecture in their cities, such as the Faras Cathedral with elaborate friezes and wall paintings, the Great Monastery of St Anthony or the Throne Hall of the Makurian kings, a massive defence-like building, in ...
Kabil of Makuria: c. 943 Georgios II: 969 – c. 1002 Raphael: 1000 – c. 1006 Stephanos: c. 1027 Solomon: supposedly restored matrilineal succession 1077–1079/80 Georgios III: c. 1079/80 Basileios: c. 1089 Georgios IV of Makuria son of Basileios [1] 1130–1158 Moses Georgios: son of Georgios IV [2] c. 1158 Murtashkar: c. 1268 David of Makuria