Tunjur kingdom
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The Tunjur kingdom was a Sahelian precolonial kingdom in Africa between the 15th and early 17th centuries.[1][3][4]
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Tunjur kingdom | |||||||||||
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1400s[1]–c. 1650s | |||||||||||
Capital | Uri (early)[2] | ||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||
Religion | Traditional African religions, Islam | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1400s[1] | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 1650s | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Chad Sudan |
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