State350–1460
Makuria
Nubian kingdom on the Middle Nile with its capital at Dongola. It accepted Christianity around 568, absorbed Nobadia in the 7th century and in 652 repelled the Arabs, making with Egypt the treaty known as the Baqt; it declined from the 13th century and disappeared in the late 15th.
- Dates
- between 350 and 500 – between 1460 and 1500
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Africa
- In the threads
- Africa (6th–10th c.)
Events
- Christianization of the Nubian kingdoms543–580 · Africa