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{{short description|none}}This is a list of sultans of the [[Sultanate of Darfur]].

{{short description|none}}This is a list of sultans of the [[Sultanate of Darfur]].

== List ==

== List ==


Latest revision as of 06:02, 31 October 2025

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

Names and dates taken from John Stewart’s African States and Rulers:[1]

  • 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)

Position abolished in 1874 following the Egyptian invasion of Darfur and its incorporation into Turco-Egyptian Sudan.[2]

Governors of Darfur

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Position of sultan re-established in 1899 following end of the Mahdist War.

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

Position abolished in 1916 following the invasion of Darfur and the region’s incorporation into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.[3]

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