Kingdom of Makuria

Makuria was a medieval Nubian kingdom in what is today northern Sudan and southern Egypt. Its capital was Dongola in the fertile Dongola Reach, about halfway between the 3rd and 4th Nile cataract.

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500 — 1518 Kingdom of Makuria

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Old Nubian manuscript

Abdallah Nirqi paining, Nubia

King David of Makuria

Abu oda painting

Nubian dignitary protected by Jesus Christ, Faras

Ginari grave

An old painting in Dongola

Monastère de Ghazali (vue interne) - Lepsius

King David of Makuria (cropped)

Makurian court official

• Short history of the Church of Makuria (mid-6th–early 12th century) - scholarly article, 2018

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	642	First Battle of Dongola	battle, Kingdom of Makuria, Rashidun Caliphate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	652	Second Battle of Dongola	battle, Kingdom of Makuria, Rashidun Caliphate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1276	Battle of Dongola	battle, Mamluk Sultanate, Kingdom of Makuria	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1287	Fourth Battle of Dongola	battle, Mamluk Sultanate, Kingdom of Makuria	Wikidata
commons	image		Old Nubian manuscript		Commons
commons	image		Abdallah Nirqi paining, Nubia		Commons
commons	image		King David of Makuria		Commons
commons	image		Abu oda painting		Commons
commons	image		Nubian dignitary protected by Jesus Christ, Faras		Commons
commons	image		Ginari grave		Commons
commons	image		An old painting in Dongola		Commons
commons	image		Monastère de Ghazali (vue interne) - Lepsius		Commons
commons	image		King David of Makuria (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Makurian court official		Commons