List of rulers of Makuria
Rulers
[edit]Note that dates are quite uncertain for most Makurian rulers.
| name | comments/notes | date of reign |
|---|---|---|
| Qalidurut | Signed the Baqt | c. 651/2 |
| Zacharias | Rebuilt Cathedral of Dongola | 651 or 653-696 |
| Merkourios | 696–710 | |
| Zacharias I | self abdicated the throne | |
| Simeon | ||
| Abraham | ||
| Markos | ||
| Kyriakos | c. 747–68 | |
| Khael or Mikhael | c. 785/94 – 804/13 | |
| Ioannes | Before 822? or c. 850? | |
| Zakharias III | son of Ioannes | c. 835?–856/859/866 |
| Ali Baba of Makuria | c. 854 | |
| Georgios I of Makuria | son of Zakharias | 856/859/866 |
| Zakharias IV | 920–930 | |
| Kabil of Makuria | c. 943 | |
| Georgios II | 969 – c. 1002 | |
| Raphael | 1000 – c. 1006 | |
| Stephanos | c. 1027 | |
| Solomon | supposedly restored matrilineal succession | 1077–1079/80 |
| Georgios III | c. 1079/80 | |
| Basileios | c. 1089 | |
| Georgios IV of Makuria | son of Basileios[1] | 1130–1158 |
| Moses Georgios | son of Georgios IV[2] | c. 1158 |
| Murtashkar | c. 1268 | |
| David of Makuria | c. 1268–1276 | |
| Shekanda | c. 1276 | |
| Masqadat | c. 1276 | |
| Barak | c. 1279 | |
| Semamun | also Simamun | c. 1286–1287/8 |
| Nephew of Semamun | 1287/8–1288 | |
| Semamun | c. 1288–1289 | |
| Nephew of David (Budamma) | c. 1289–1290 | |
| Semamun | c. 1290–1295 | |
| Ayay | also known as Amai | c. 1304/5 |
| Kudambes | 1305–1312 | |
| Kernabes | 1311–1316 | |
| Barschanbu-Seif el Din Abdallah | Converted to Islam, Mamluk vassal | 1316–1317 |
| Kanz al-Dawla ibn Shujāʿ al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Fakhr al-Dīn Mālik | Mamluk vassal | c. 1317 |
| Ibrahim | Mamluk vassal for three days | c. 1317 |
| Kernabes | 1323–1324 | |
| Kanz al-Dawla ibn Shujāʿ al-Dīn Nāṣir ibn Fakhr al-Dīn Mālik | Mamluk vassal | c. 1324 |
| al-Amir Abi Abdallah Kanz el-Dawla | last rulers of makuria | 1333 |
| Siti (king) | King of Dotawo | c. 1330 |
| Paper (king) | King of Tungul | c. 14th-century |
| Nasir of Makuria | Mamluk Vassal, Last ruler of Makuria | c. 1397 |
| Joel of Dotawo | King of Dotawo | c. 1484[3] |
| Queen Gaua | Queen of Dotawo | c. 1520–1526[4] |
Bibliography
[edit]- Derek A. Welsby: The Medieval Kingdoms of Nubia, British Museum Press, London 2002, pp. 259–61 ISBN 0-7141-1947-4
Notes
[edit]- ^ FARAS.
- ^ FARAS.
- ^ Davies, Noel; Conway, Martin, eds. (2008). World Christianity in the 20th Century. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-334-04043-9.
- ^ Adam Simmons, 'A Short Note on Queen Gaua: A New Last Known Ruler of Dotawo (r. around 1520-6)?', Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies (2023), doi:10.5070/D60060625.