People / group
Fur people
The Fur are a people of western Sudan whose homeland centres on the Jebel Marra highlands. They formed the core of the Darfur Sultanate, which takes its name from them ('Dar Fur', the land of the Fur), and their agriculture underpinned the state's economy.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Fur people. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fur-people
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Fur people’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/fur-people (Accessed: ).
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