List of rulers of Makuria

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Rulers

Note that dates are uncertain for most Makurian rulers.

Contents

namecomments/notesdate of reign
Qalidurut Signed the Baqt c.651/652
Zacharias Rebuilt Cathedral of Dongola651 or 653–696
Merkourios 696–710
Zacharias I Abdicated the throne
Simeon
Abraham
Markos
Kyriakos c. 747–768
Khael or Mikhael c. 785/794 – 804/813
Ioannes Before 822? or c. 850?
Zakharias III Son of Ioannesc. 835?–856/859/866
Ali Baba of Makuria c. 854
Georgios I of Makuria Son of Zakharias IIIc.856 – c.887
Zakharias IV Son of Georgios I916/917–930
Kabil of Makuria c. 943
Georgios II 969 – c. 1002
Raphael 1000 – c. 1006
Stephanos c. 1027
Solomon Supposedly restored matrilineal succession1077–1079/1080
Georgios III c. 1079/1080
Basileios c. 1089
Georgios IV of Makuria  [ de ]Son of Basileios [1] 1130–1158
Moses Georgios Son of Georgios IV [2] c. 1158
Murtashkara c. 1268/9
David 1268/9–4 June 1276
Mashkouda 4 June 1276 – c. 1279
Barak c. 1279
Simamon c. 1286
Nephew of Semamun1287/1288–1288
Simamonc. 1288–1289
Nephew of David (Budamma)c. 1289–1290
Simamonc. 1290–1295
Ayay Also known as Amaic. 1304/5–1311
Kudanbes 1311–1316
Abdallah Barshanbu First Muslim king1316–1317
Kanz ad-Dawla Muhammad Also ruled over Banu Kanz late 1317–early 1318
Abram Ruled only three daysEarly 1318
Kanz ad-Dawla MuhammadEarly 1318–1323
Kudanbes 1323–1324
Kanz ad-Dawla Muhammad1324–c. 1328
Siti c. 1331–1333
Paper (king)  [ de ]King of Tungul c. 14th-century
Nasir of MakuriaMamluk Vassal, Last ruler of Makuriac. 1397
Joel of Dotawo King of Dotawo c. 1484 [3]
Queen GauaQueen of Dotawo c.1520–1526 [4]

Bibliography

Notes

  1. FARAS.
  2. FARAS.
  3. Davies, Noel; Conway, Martin, eds. (2008). World Christianity in the 20th Century. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. p. 110. ISBN   978-0-334-04043-9.
  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), doi : 10.5070/D60060625.

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