List of rulers of Makuria

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Rulers

Note that dates are quite uncertain for most Makurian rulers.

name comments/notes date of reign
Qalidurut Signed the Baqt c. 651/2
Zacharias Rebuilt Cathedral of Dongola 651 or 653-696
Merkourios 696–710
Zacharias self abdicated the throne
Simeon
Abraham
Markos
Kyriakos c. 747–68
Khael or Mikhael c. 785/94 – 804/13
Ioannes Before 822? or c. 850?
Zakharias III

Ali Baba of Makuria

son of Ioannes c. 835?–856/859/866
Georgios I of Makuria son of Zakharias 856/859/866
Zakharias IV 920–930
Kabil of Makuria c. 943
Georgios II 969 – c. 1002
Raphael 1000 – c. 1006
Stephanos c. 1027
Solomon supposedly restored matrilineal succession 1077–1079/80
Georgios III c. 1079/80
Basileios c. 1089
Georgios IV son of Basileios[1] 1130–1158
Moses Georgios son of Georgios IV[2] c. 1158
Murtashkar c. 1268
David of Makuria
c. 1268–1276
Shekanda c. 1276
Masqadat c. 1276
Barak c. 1279
Semamun also Simamun c. 1286–1287/8
Nephew of Semamun 1287/8–1288
Semamun c. 1288–1289
Nephew of David (Budamma) c. 1289–1290
Semamun c. 1290–1295
Ayay also known as Amai c. 1304/5
Kudambes 1305–1312
Kernabes 1311–1316
Barschanbu-Seif el Din Abdallah Converted to Islam, Mamluk vassal 1316–1317
Kanz al-Dawla Mamluk vassal c. 1317
Ibrahim Mamluk vassal for three days c. 1317
Kernabes 1323–1324
Kanz al-Dawla Mamluk vassal c. 1324
al-Amir Abi Abdallah Kanz el-Dawla last rulers of makuria 1333
Nasir of Makuria Mamluk Vassal, Last ruler of Makuria c. 1397

Bibliography

  • Derek A. Welsby: The Medieval Kingdoms of Nubia, British Museum Press, London 2002, pp. 259–61

Notes

  1. ^ FARAS.
  2. ^ FARAS.

See also