This is a list of sultans of the Sultanate of Darfur.
List
editNames and dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers:[1]
Sultans
edit- Sulayman Solong (1603–1637)
- Musa ibn Sulayman (1637–1682)
- Ahmad Bakr ibn Musa (1682–1722)
- Muhammad I Dawra (1722–1732)
- Umar Lele (1732–1739)
- Abu al-Qasim (1739–1756)
- Muhammad II Tairab (1756–1787)
- Abd ar-Rahman ar-Rashid (1787–1801)
- Muhammad III al-Fadhl (1801–1839)
- Muhammad IV Husayn (1839–1873)
- Ibrahim (1873–24 October 1874)
Position abolished in 1874 following the Egyptian invasion of Darfur and its incorportation into Turco-Egyptian Sudan.[2]
Governors of Darfur
edit- Hassan Bey Hilmi (24 October 1874–1881)
- Rudolf Karl Slatin (1881–December 1883)
Position of Sultan re-established in 1899 following end of the Mahdist War.
Sultans
edit- Ali Dinar (21 March 1899–6 November 1916)
Position abolished in 1916 following the Invasion of Darfur and the region's incorporation into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.[3]
References
edit- ^ John Stewart (2006). African States and Rulers (Third ed.). North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 70–71.
- ^ Rex Sean, O'Fahey (1997). "THE CONQUEST OF DARFUR, 1873 - 1882". Sudan Notes and Records (1): 47 – via JSTOR.
- ^ James Angus, Gillan (1939). "DARFUR, 1916". Sudan Notes and Records. 22 (1): 1 – via JSTOR.