List of sultans of Darfur

This is a list of sultans of the Sultanate of Darfur. They belonged to the Keira dynasty.

List

The names and dates are taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers: ^[1]

Sultans

• 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)

The title of sultan was abolished in 1874, following the Egyptian invasion of Darfur and its incorporation into Turco-Egyptian Sudan. ^[2]

Governors of Darfur

• Hassan Bey Hilmi (24 October 1874 – 1881)
• Rudolf Karl Slatin (1881 – December 1883)

The title of sultan was re-established in 1899 following end of the Mahdist War.

Sultans

• Ali Dinar (21 March 1899 – 6 November 1916)

The title of sultan was finally abolished in 1916 following the invasion of Darfur and the region's incorporation into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. ^[3]

References

1. John Stewart (2006). African States and Rulers (3rd ed.). North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 70–71.^{[ ISBN missing ]}
2. Rex Sean, O'Fahey (1997). "The Conquest of Darfur, 1873–1882". Sudan Notes and Records (1): 47.
3. James Angus, Gillan (1939). "Darfur, 1916". Sudan Notes and Records. 22 (1): 1.