List of sultans of Darfur

Sultan of Darfur
سلطان دارفور
State
Incumbent
None
Last to reign:
Ali Dinar
September 1898 – 6 November 1916
Details
First monarchSulayman Solong
Last monarchAli Dinar
Formation1603
Abolition6 November 1916
Residence
AppointerHereditary

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

List

The names and dates are taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers:

Sultans of Darfur

NameReignDuration
Sulayman Solong1603–163734 years
Musa ibn Sulayman1637–168245 years
Ahmad Bakr ibn Musa1682–172240 years
Muhammad I Dawra1722–173210 years
Umar Lele1732–17397 years
Abu al-Qasim1739–175617 years
Muhammad II Tayrab1756–178731 years
Abd ar-Rahman ar-Rashid1787–180114 years
Muhammad III al-Fadhl1801–183938 years
Muhammad IV Husayn1839–187334 years
Ibrahim1873 – 24 October 1874c. 1 year

The title of sultan was abolished in 1874, following the conquest of Darfur and the region's incorporation into Turco-Egyptian Sudan.

Governors of Darfur

PortraitNameTenureDuration
Hassan Bey Hilmi24 October 1874 – 1881c. 7 years
Rudolf Karl Slatin1881 – December 1883c. 2 years

The title of sultan was re-established in 1898 during the Mahdist War.

Sultan of Darfur

NameReignDuration
Ali DinarSeptember 1898 – 6 November 191618 years, 2 months

The title of sultan was finally abolished in 1916 following the invasion of Darfur and the region's incorporation into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

References

  1. ↑ John Stewart (2006). African States and Rulers (3rd ed.). North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 70–71.[ISBN missing]
  2. ↑ Rex Sean, O'Fahey (1997). "The Conquest of Darfur, 1873–1882". Sudan Notes and Records (1): 47.
  3. ↑ James Angus, Gillan (1939). "Darfur, 1916". Sudan Notes and Records. 22 (1): 1.