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Kordofan

Kordofan is a region of present-day Sudan lying between Darfur and the Nile valley. It was a contested borderland over which the Darfur Sultanate and its eastern neighbours fought for control of trade and resources. Darfur's loss of Kordofan to Egyptian forces in 1821 was a significant blow that foreshadowed the sultanate's later decline.

Kordofan
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Mentioned in 2 profiles

Darfur SultanateSocioeconomy, Military, DeclineFunj SultanateMilitary, Decline, Summary

Mentioned in 4 state histories

Daju kingdomMusabba'at sultanateTurco-Egyptian SudanZubayr's Bahr al-Ghazal

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kordofan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kordofan
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“Kordofan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kordofan. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Kordofan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kordofan.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Kordofan’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kordofan (Accessed: ).

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