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Funj

Islamic dynasty that ruled the Sudan from 1505 to the 1820s, when the territory was taken over by the Turkish government of Egypt. During the 16th and 17th centuries the Funj extended their territories westwards and in the 18th century fought a series of wars against Ethiopia. From the late 1600s there were severe internal conflicts, with the warrior aristocracy challenging and eventually supplanting the ruling family.


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Although of West African origin--a vestige of Sudan's route on the historic Saharan pilgrimage trail to Mecca--they played a key role in Sudan's Arab-Islamic history, forming the Funj Sultanate which ruled for 300 years.
The Shilluk ruled the Funj kingdoms, or at least shared in the ruling process.
 
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