Funji Origins: A critique and new evidence

Author:

Hort, P.M.

Date published:

1963

Record type:

Journal article

Journal Title:

Journal of African History

Source:

Journal of African History Vol.4,no.1,1963,pp39-55

Subject:

FUNJ SULTANATE

FUNJ ORIGINS

SAHARA

Abstract:

The Funj Sultanate was the most easterly of the chain of Muslim dynastic States which at one time stretched south of the Sahara through Bilad al-Sudan. Founded early in the sixteenth Christian century (tenth Hijri¯; century) by a king traditionally called ‘Amara Dunqas, its centre was on the Blue Nile, around the town of Sennar (Sinnar).

Language:

English

Catagory URL:

http://journals.cambridge.org

CITATION: Hort, P.M.. Funji Origins: A critique and new evidence . : , 1963. Journal of African History Vol.4,no.1,1963,pp39-55 - Available at: http://library.au.int/funji-origins-critique-and-new-evidence-3