Wadai Sultanate

Sultanate of Wadai سلطنة وداي
1501–1912
Wadai and surrounding states in 1750.
Capital	Ouara (1635–1850) Abeche (1850–1911)
Common languages	Maba, Chadian Arabic, Tunjur, Fur
Religion	Traditional African religion, later Islam (official 1635)
Government	Monarchy
Kolak
• 1603–1637	Abd al-Karim Al Abbasi
• 1902–1909	Dud Murra of Wadai
• 1909-1912	'Asil Kolak
Historical era	Early modern period
• Established	1501
• Abd al-Karim overthrows the Tunjur King Daud	1635
• Disestablished	1912
• Wadai reconstituted under French suzerainty	1935
Preceded by Succeeded by Tunjur kingdom Sultanate of Darfur French Equatorial Africa
Today part of	Central African Republic Chad Sudan

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History of Chad
Kanem–Bornu Empire c. 700–1380 Sultanate of Bagirmi 1480/1522–1897 Wadai Sultanate 1501–1912 French colonial period 1900–1960 Tombalbaye government 1960–1975 Civil War (1965–1979) 1965–1979 Malloum government 1975–1979 Transitional Government 1979–1982 Conflict with Libya 1978–1987 Habré Era 1982–1990 Toyota War 1986–1987 Déby Era 1990–present Civil War (2005–2010) 2005–2010
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The Wadai Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة وداي Saltanat Waday, French: royaume du Ouaddaï, Fur: Burgu or Birgu;^[1] 1501–1912), sometimes referred to as the Maba Sultanate (French: Sultanat Maba), was an African sultanate located to the east of Lake Chad in present-day Chad and the Central African Republic. It emerged in the seventeenth century under the leadership of the first sultan, Abd al-Karim, who overthrew the ruling Tunjur people of the area. It occupied land previously held by the Sultanate of Darfur (in present-day Sudan) to the northeast of the Sultanate of Baguirmi.