Affiliation:
1. Independent researcher
Abstract
The kingdom of Alwa, located in what is now Sudan, was a Nubian state on the southern outskirts of medieval Christendom. Despite its existence for almost a millennium, virtually nothing is known about its history, culture and administration. Focusing on the Gezira between the White and Blue Nile and the eastern shores of the latter, this article considers archaeology, medieval geographers and especially accounts from the 18th through the early 20th centuries to discuss towns and churches, Christianity and the impact of Alwa’s legendary capital Soba on the memory of the Sudanese people. The author hopes to provide a useful introduction, inspiring further research on this enigmatic kingdom.
Subject
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Sociology and Political Science,Infectious Diseases,Communication,Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Forestry,Education,Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous),Accounting,Business and International Management,General Engineering,Law,Computer Science (miscellaneous),Law,Pathology and Forensic Medicine
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