Daju kingdom | |||||||||||
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| 12th century–15th century | |||||||||||
 The Daju on the small map by al-Idrisi (1192 AD). North and south are swapped. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Varied per king | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Daju | ||||||||||
| Religion | Traditional African religion | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | 12th century | ||||||||||
• Last king flees to Chad | 15th century | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Sudan | ||||||||||
The Daju kingdom was a medieval monarchy that existed in Darfur (Sudan) from possibly the 12th–15th century. Its name stems from the Daju people, the ruling ethnic group. The Daju were eventually ousted from power by the Tunjur and the last Daju king subsequently fled to present-day Chad. The sources for the Daju kingdom are almost entirely local traditions collected in the 19th and 20th century and mentions by medieval Arab historians.