Funj Sultanate
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funj-sultanate-188-4023394
title:
Funj Sultanate
text:
The Funj Sultanate, also known as Funjistan, Sultanate of Sennar or Blue Sultanate, was a monarchy in what is now Sudan, northwestern Eritrea and western Ethiopia. Founded in 1504 by the Funj people, it quickly converted to Islam, although this conversion was only nominal. Until a more orthodox form of Islam took hold in the 18th century, the state remained an "African empire with a Muslim façade". It reached its peak in the late 17th century, but declined and eventually fell apart in the 18th a
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description:
Confederation of monarchies in northeast Africa from 1504 to 1821
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funj_Sultanate
date created:
2004-07-01T16:52:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:16:20Z
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