al-Abwab | |||||||||
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| 13th century–15th/16th century? | |||||||||
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| Common languages | Nubian | ||||||||
| Religion | Coptic Orthodox Christianity Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
• fl. 1276–1292 | Adur | ||||||||
| Historical era | Late Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Independence from Alodia | 13th century | ||||||||
• Last mentioned | 1367 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 15th/16th century? | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Sudan | ||||||||
The kingdom of al-Abwab was a medieval Nubian monarchy in present-day central Sudan. Initially the most northerly province of Alodia, it appeared as an independent kingdom from 1276. Henceforth it was repeatedly recorded by Arabic sources in relation to the wars between its northern neighbour Makuria and the Egyptian Mamluk sultanate, where it generally sided with the latter. In 1367 it is mentioned for the last time, but based on pottery finds it has been suggested that the kingdom continued to exist until the 15th, perhaps even the 16th, century. During the reign of Funj king Amara Dunqas (r. 1504–1533/4) the region is known to have become part of the Funj sultanate.