List of rulers of Makuria
Rulers
Note that dates are uncertain for most Makurian rulers.
| name | comments/notes | date of reign |
|---|---|---|
| Qalidurut | Signed the Baqt | c. 651/652 |
| Zacharias | Rebuilt Cathedral of Dongola | 651 or 653–696 |
| Merkourios | 696–710 | |
| Zacharias I | Abdicated the throne | |
| Simeon | ||
| Abraham | ||
| Markos | ||
| Kyriakos | c. 747–768 | |
| Khael or Mikhael | c. 785/794 – 804/813 | |
| Ioannes | Before 822? or c. 850? | |
| Zakharias III | Son of Ioannes | c. 835?–856/859/866 |
| Georgios I of Makuria | Son of Zakharias III | c. 856 – c. 887 |
| Zakharias IV | Son of Georgios I | 916/917–930 |
| Kabil of Makuria | c. 943 | |
| Georgios II | 969 – c. 1002 | |
| Raphael | 1000 – c. 1006 | |
| Stephanos | c. 1027 | |
| Solomon | Supposedly restored matrilineal succession | 1077–1079/1080 |
| Georgios III | c. 1079/1080 | |
| Basileios | c. 1089 | |
| Georgios V | Son of Basileios[1] | 1130–1158 |
| Moses | Nephew of Georgios V | 1155–1199 |
| Georgios VI | Nephew of Moses | |
| Basil II | Brother of Georgios VI | |
| Murtashkara | c. 1268/9 | |
| David | 1268/9–4 June 1276 | |
| Mashkouda | 4 June 1276 – c. 1279 | |
| Barak | c. 1279 | |
| Simamon | c. 1286 | |
| Nephew of Semamun | 1287/1288–1288 | |
| Simamon | c. 1288–1289 | |
| Nephew of David (Budamma) | c. 1289–1290 | |
| Simamon | c. 1290–1295 | |
| Ayay | Also known as Amai | c. 1304/5–1311 |
| Kudanbes | 1311–1316 | |
| Abdallah Barshanbu | First Muslim king | 1316–1317 |
| Abram | Ruled only three days | Late 1317 or early 1318 |
| Kanz ad-Dawla Muhammad | Ruler of the Banu Kanz tribe | Early 1318–1323 |
| Kudanbes | 1323–1324 | |
| Kanz ad-Dawla Muhammad | 1324–c. 1328 | |
| Siti | c. 1331–1333 | |
| Paper (king) | King of Tungul | c. 14th-century |
| Nasir of Makuria | Mamluk Vassal, Last ruler of Makuria | c. 1397 |
| Joel of Dotawo | King of Dotawo | c. 1484[2] |
| Queen Gaua | Queen of Dotawo | c. 1520–1526[3] |
Bibliography
- Derek A. Welsby: The Medieval Kingdoms of Nubia, British Museum Press, London 2002, pp. 259–61 ISBN 0-7141-1947-4
- Robin Seignobos: "Two Kings for One Throne? A problem of Late Medieval Nubian chronology (ca. 1280–1311)" in Kush XX, pp. 669–684 ISBN 978-2-72471-049-6
Notes
- ^ FARAS.
- ^ Davies, Noel; Conway, Martin, eds. (2008). World Christianity in the 20th Century. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-334-04043-9.
- ^ Adam Simmons, 'A Short Note on Queen Gaua: A New Last Known Ruler of Dotawo (r. around 1520-6)?', Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies (2023), doi:10.5070/D60060625.