Taqali

The Taqali or Tegalikönigreich was a state in the Nuba Mountains in what is now central Sudan.

In contrast to the surrounding Kordofan the highlands of the hills were quite damp, thus enabling agriculture and a dense population. The state was to the Taqali Massif, the highest part of the mountains in the north- east of the region. Its early history is unknown, although oral tradition says it was founded many centuries ago at the same time as the Sultanate of Sennar. The researcher Janet Ewald doubt these stories and believes that the state can be hardly occurred before the late 18th century and the early rulers were semi - mythological king on the list.

Ewald argues that the first true ruler of Taqali Muhammad wad Dschayli was and that he and his son Ismail " invented " the state. She believes that the kingdom during the period of disorder was established in Kordofan, as the Sultanate of Sennar came down and Darfur's power grew. Muhammad began the process of unification of the region. As Makk he was succeeded by his brother Umar. Umar, however, was about 1783 by Ismail and Adschaid, the Queen Mother, overthrown. Ismail tore the regime itself and expanded the state continued, with he took over control of the "99 Hill" in the region. His son Abakr followed him in a peaceful manner, but after the state has been gripped by a succession dispute, which took up most of the period 1840-1880.

Despite its small size, the Kingdom Taqali remained independent of its more powerful neighbors. While the Nuba Mountains had a good location for farming, they were surrounded by dry Kordofan. This region was too dry to provide a large army, and so only minor expeditions were sent. The rocky terrain of the Massif Taqali served as a natural fortification. While the Sultanate of Sennar exerted enough pressure to move Taqali to the annual payment of a tribute, but the area was never conquered. As Sennar was ruined at the Egyptian invasion of 1821, the situation continued like that. The Egyptians launched three attacks against the Kingdom, but each fizzled. Eventually an agreement was reached, would remain independent after the Taqali de facto, the Egyptians but nevertheless pay a nominal amount and would officially included in the Egyptian Sudan.

Finally, the state has yet conquered, by the forces of the Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad. Adam Makk balanced between the British and the Mahdi, by assuring both parties in support, but no one helped. 1883, the Mahdi then decided that Taqali had to be captured. His armies reached more than all the preceding ones, and so Adam Makk was captured in July 1884 and eventually died in captivity. The uprisings in Taqali continued and Hamdan Abu Andscha was sent to quell these resistors. This was done while the region was heavily looted and destroyed.

After the defeat of the Mahdists Mukuk of Taqali were reinstated in office, but they were controlled by the British right now. Taqali proved to be a useful partner and the British gave the kingdom gradually more and more territory to control and manage. This went on even after the independence of Sudan in 1956 continued, but after the coup of 1969 the state has taken all administrative power. The Macc or Woster of Taqali remained despite its political impotence to date a formal leader of the inhabitants of this region.

Mukuk of Taqali

  • Muhammad al- Rubatabi
  • Dschayli Abu Dscharida
  • Sabo
  • Dschayli Umara
  • Dschayli Awan Allah
  • Dschayli Abu Qurun
  • Muhammad wad Dschayli - 1750
  • Umar I. - until 1783
  • Ismail - 1783-1800
  • Abakr I. - 1800-1820
  • Umar II - 1800-1835
  • Ahmad - 1835-1840
  • Maryud - 1840-1843
  • Nasir - 1843 to about 1860
  • Adam I. - about 1860-1884
  • Interregnum - 1884-1898
  • Dschayli - 1898-1916
  • Abakr II - 1916-1920
  • Adam II - 1920 to the present day (1990 )
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