Georgios I of Makuria

Giorgios I was a king of the Christian, the Nubian kingdom of Makuria, who reigned before 887 (probably 856-866 ).

Giorgios I. was the son of Zacharias I. As a young man his father sent him on a mission to Baghdad to conduct negotiations on lack Tribute, which would have the Nubians are supposed to pay. The output of the trip is unknown, but it was probably successful.

In the reign of Giorgios I. there were in the neighboring Upper Egypt fights between the Beja, the Arabs and their leaders el -Omari. Since the Nubians were also involved in some way in the fighting, seized el -Omari the opportunity and plundered know different places in Nubia.

A little later there were further hostilities as el -Omari in the desert looking for gold and some of his men were killed by the Nubians here. The Arab leaders attacked again Nubian places, whereupon Giorgios I. sent forth his nephew Nyuti. This made ​​peace with el -Omari and now turned against Giorgios I, who thereupon ordered his son Zacharias against Nyuti. El -Omari then stood on since Giorgios I, who won it with money and the promise for himself, that he could get the woman of Nyuti later. Thus fortified, could Zacharias defeat in battle and Nyuti but then turned his army against el -Omari, but that could not be defeated, and for some years had occupied parts of Nubia.

In Old Dongola the ruler is also mentioned on a grave stele dated 887 of his officials Tetrachros Mariankouda.