Sulayman Solong
| Sulayman Solong | |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Darfur | |
| Reign | 1596–1637 (disputed) |
| Successor | Musa Sulayman |
| Born | c. 1550 |
| Died | c. 1637 (aged 86–87) |
| Dynasty | Keira dynasty |
| Religion | Islam |
Sulayman Solong (
Arabic: سليمان سلونق; c. 1550 – c. 1637)[1] was the first historical sultan of Darfur.[2] According to several sources, he ruled the Sultanate of Darfur from 1596 to 1637.[1][2][3] However, because of the lack of contemporary references, estimates of his reign dates diverge widely, with some modern scholars stating that he probably reigned between 1660 and 1680.[4]
Biography
The
Kordofan. Modern historians hypothesize that the civil war between Kuuruu and Tunsam may be linked to the collapse of the Tunjur empire.[4]
Little is known of Sulaiman's reign
The monarchy Sulaiman founded followed the then common African model of
Islamization of the Keira state was a slow process, and the monarchy retained pre-Islamic rituals throughout its existence.[6][9]
Sulaiman was married to an Arab woman.Peter Malcolm Holt writes in the Encyclopaedia of Islam that Sulaiman was probably not the founder of the Keira dynasty, but simply its first Muslim ruler.[5] Sulaiman's descendants continued to reign over Darfur until Ali Dinar's death in battle at the hands of the British in 1916.[1]
See also
- History of Darfur
- Islamization of Sudan
References
- ^ a b c d e Hill 1967, p. 350
- ^ a b c Ofcansky 1992, "The Fur"
- ^ a b c MacMichael 1967, p. 7
- ^ a b c d e f g O'Fahey 2008, p. 36
- ^ a b c d Holt 1991, p. 122
- ^ a b c Holt 1982, p. 51
- ^ a b c Fisher 1977, p. 305
- ^ a b c d O'Fahey 2008, p. 37
- ^ a b c d O'Fahey 2008, p. 38
- ^ Holt 1977, p. 332
- ^ O'Fahey 2008, p. 39
Bibliography
- Fisher, Humphrey J. (1977). "The Eastern Maghrib and the Central Sudan". In ISBN 978-0-521-20981-6.
- Hill, Richard Leslie (1967) [First published 1951]. A Biographical Dictionary of the Sudan. Library of African Study Series (2nd ed.). London: Frank Cass and Company. ISBN 978-0-7146-1037-5.
- Holt, Peter Malcolm (1977). "The Nilotic Sudan". In Holt, Peter Malcolm; ISBN 978-0-521-29137-8.
- Holt, Peter Malcolm (1982). "Egypt, the Funj and Darfur". In ISBN 978-0-521-20413-2.
- Holt, Peter Malcolm (1991). "Dār Fūr". ISBN 978-90-04-07026-4.
- ISBN 978-0-7146-1113-6.
- O'Fahey, Rex S. (2008). The Darfur Sultanate: A History. Columbia/Hurst Series. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-70038-2.
- Ofcansky, Thomas (1992) [Research completed June 1991]. "Historical Setting". In ISBN 978-0-8444-0750-0.
External links
- "Suliman Solong". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-27.