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Taqali
Origins
Taqali arose in the hills of the north-eastern Nuba Mountains in the early 16th century. Its traditions tell of a Muslim holy man from the Nile who married into a local ruling family, founding a dynasty that drew on both Islamic and Nuba roots, with its seat at Tasi.
Rule and society
The meks ruled a mixed population of Nuba hill farmers and Arab settlers, protected by rugged terrain. Taqali paid tribute at times to the Funj Sultanate and fought off raids from the Musabba'at sultanate and the Darfur Sultanate. It traded slaves, gold and cattle with the Nile valley and served as a centre of Islam in the Nuba Mountains.
Decline and legacy
Taqali survived Turco-Egyptian Sudan as a tributary; Mek Adam Umm Dabbalo supported the Mahdist State. Under Anglo-Egyptian Sudan the meks served as native administrators. After the 1969 coup, Sudan's new government dismantled the native administration system, ending the kingdom's official role.
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- Taqali paid tribute to Funj Sultanate1600 CE – 1800 CE
- Taqali was a vassal of Mahdist State1884 CE – 1898 CE
- Taqali was a vassal of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan1899 CE – 1956 CE
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