In the Nuba hills, on the frontiers of the Islamic Sudan, a dynasty of Muslim warrior kings arose in the 18th century. Their kingdom, Taqali, survived as an independent state, resisting conquest by larger empires and coming under external control only during the 20th century. Janet Ewald has written a comprehensive account of the origins and development of the Taqali kingdom. She shows how events originating far beyond the Taqali massif allowed local Muslim soldiers to become kings of Taqali in the 18th century and then to hold onto their power. But the nature of that power was shaped by the...
In the Nuba hills, on the frontiers of the Islamic Sudan, a dynasty of Muslim warrior kings arose in the 18th century. Their kingdom, Taqali, survived...
