-
century AD. Thus, a new
Makurian society and
state emerged by the 5th century. In the late 5th
century one of the
first Makurian kings moved the
power base...
- victory,
capturing the
Makurian capital Dongola,
forcing the king
David of
Makuria to flee and
placing a
puppet on the
Makurian throne.
After this battle...
- the
richly adorned representative building of the
Makurian kings. In 1317,
during the
period of
Makurian decline, it was
converted into a mosque, serving...
-
Mamluk vvictory,
capturing the
Makurian capital Dongola,
forcing the king
Samamun to flee and
placing a
puppet on the
Makurian throne. In the year 1287, Sultan...
-
intermittently occupied by the
Egyptians during the New Kingdom. In the
Makurian period it was the
center of a bishopric,
while in the
second half of the...
-
despite outnumbering their opponents. The battle,
which resulted in a
Makurian victory,
halted Arab
incursions into
Nubia and set the tone for an atmosphere...
-
weighing souls on the Day of Judgement.
Archangel Michael on a 9th-century
Makurian mural Andrei Rublev's
standalone depiction c. 1408
Michael (left) with...
-
Makuria in an
attempt to
bring the
Makurians to heel. At this time,
northern and
central Nubia were
united under the
Makurian king Qalidurut. Archaeological...
-
under the
Makurian king
Merkurios (early 8th century) that the two
kingdoms began to
approach each other. In 943 al
Masudi wrote that the
Makurian king ruled...
- the
fourth to the
fourteenth century Old
Dongola was the
capital of the
Makurian state. A
Polish archaeological team has been
excavating the town since...
