People / group
Zaghawa
The Zaghawa are a people of the eastern Sahara and Sahel, living in present-day Chad and Sudan. Early Arabic writers used the name for the rulers and people of the region around Lake Chad. The kingdom of Kanem was initially ruled by the Zaghawa before the rise of the Sayfawa dynasty.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Zaghawa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/zaghawa
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