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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.
In 1265, the Mamluks invaded northern Makuria, forcing the Nubian king to become their vassal. [54] ... In 1365, a Mamluk attempt to annex Armenia, ...
The Battle of Dongola (1276) was fought between the Mamluk Sultanate under Baibars and the Kingdom of Makuria. The Mamluks gained a decisive victory, capturing the Makurian capital Dongola, forcing the king David of Makuria to flee and placing a puppet on the Makurian throne. After this battle the Kingdom of Makuria went into a period of ...
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 ...
However; he was unwilling to stop campaigning elsewhere, and peace between Muslim Egypt and Christian Makuria only really materialized upon the succession of Abdullah Ibn Sa'ad in 645. [5] This peace would last until the second battle of Dongola , whose outcome would result in one of the longest peace treaties in recorded history.
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]
Relations between the kingdom of Makuria and Rashidun Egypt had gotten off to a rocky start in 642 with the first battle of Dongola. After their defeat, the Arabs withdrew from Nubia and something of a peace had been established by 645. [1] According to the 14th-century Arab-Egyptian historian al-Maqrizi, Makuria did something to violate the ...