List of rulers of Makuria explained

Rulers

Note that dates are quite uncertain for most Makurian rulers.

name comments/notesdate of reign
QalidurutSigned the Baqtc. 651/2
ZachariasRebuilt Cathedral of Dongola651 or 653-696
Merkourios696–710
Zacharias Iself abdicated the throne
Simeon
Abraham
Markos
Kyriakosc. 747–68
c. 785/94 – 804/13
IoannesBefore 822? or c. 850?
Zakharias IIIson of Ioannes c. 835?–856/859/866
c. 854
Georgios I of Makuriason of Zakharias 856/859/866
Zakharias IV920–930
Kabil of Makuriac. 943
Georgios II969 – c. 1002
Raphael1000 – c. 1006
Stephanosc. 1027
Solomonsupposedly restored matrilineal succession 1077–1079/80
Georgios IIIc. 1079/80
Basileiosc. 1089
son of Basileios[1] 1130–1158
Moses Georgiosson of Georgios IV[2] c. 1158
Murtashkarc. 1268
c. 1268–1276
c. 1276
Masqadatc. 1276
Barakc. 1279
also Simamunc. 1286–1287/8
Nephew of Semamun 1287/8–1288
c. 1288–1289
Nephew of David (Budamma) c. 1289–1290
c. 1290–1295
Ayayalso known as Amaic. 1304/5
Kudambes1305–1312
1311–1316
-Seif el Din AbdallahConverted to Islam, Mamluk vassal1316–1317
Mamluk vassalc. 1317
IbrahimMamluk vassal for three daysc. 1317
1323–1324
Mamluk vassalc. 1324
al-Amir Abi Abdallah Kanz el-Dawlalast rulers of makuria 1333
King of Dotawoc. 1330
King of Tungulc. 14th-century
Nasir of Makuria Mamluk Vassal, Last ruler of Makuria c. 1397
Joel of DotawoKing of Dotawoc. 1484[3]
Queen GauaQueen of Dotawo[4]

Bibliography

Notes

  1. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/32/015.html FARAS
  2. FARAS.
  3. Book: Davies . Noel . World Christianity in the 20th Century . 110 . Conway . Martin . 2008 . Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd . 978-0-334-04043-9 . en.
  4. 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), .

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