Arab tribes of Sudan
Arab tribes of Sudan appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Nubia and Sudan (North and West Africa) from c. 1300 CE to the present, a span of 725 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).
Bedouin tribes who moved south from Egypt after the fall of Makuria, among them the Ja'alin and the cattle-herding Baggara. They spread Arabic and Islam across northern and central Sudan.
See Arab tribes of Sudan on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1300 CE to the present
- Duration
- 725 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Nubia and Sudan, North and West Africa
- Language family
- Arabic
Events in North and West Africa during its time
- Mansa Musa's pilgrimage
- Black Death reaches Egypt
- Portuguese build Elmina
- Battle of Shimbra Kure
- Battle of Tondibi
- Peak of the Atlantic slave trade
- Napoleon invades Egypt
- Usman dan Fodio's jihad
Neighbours in North and West Africa
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Mali Empire
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Songhai Empire
- Makuria
- Kingdom of Benin
- Kanem Empire
- Bornu Empire
- Oyo Empire
- Ife
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Srivijaya
- Khmer Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
Questions
When did Arab tribes of Sudan exist?
c. 1300 CE to the present, about 725 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Arab tribes of Sudan?
Nubia and Sudan, in North and West Africa.
What language did Arab tribes of Sudan speak?
Arabic. This family includes Arabic-speaking states.