Dud Murra of Wadai

Dud Murra
Gaourang II of Bagirmi (left) with Dud Murra (right)
Kolak of Wadai
In office
November 1901 – 12 June 1909
Preceded byAhmad al-Ghazali
Succeeded byAdam Asil
Personal details
Born
Muhammad Salih bin Yusuf

c. 1881[1]
DiedSeptember 1927 (aged 45–46)
ParentYusuf II

Muhammad Salih bin Yusuf, known as Dud Murra or Dudmurrah (the lion of Murra), was the last independent ruler, or kolak, of the Wadai Empire. He allied with the Sanusi, powerful traders of the eastern Sahara, and with the Sultan of Darfur to resist French aggression in the eastern Sahel, but was defeated. His sultanate was incorporated in the French military territory of Chad.

  1. ^ Gleichen, Lord Edward (1905). The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: A Compendium Prepared by Officers of the Sudan Government · Volume 1. p. 276. Retrieved 13 January 2024.