Funj origins
A critique and new evidence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8979920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P M Holt (0000-0001-6124-1471, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1963 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-55 |
| Publication date | 1963-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of African History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8537 • E-ISSN: 1469-5138 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021853700003704 |
| OpenAlex | W2000953308 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 7 |
The F unj Sultanate was the most easterly of the chain of Muslim dynastic States which at one time stretched south of the Sahara through Bilād al-Sūdān. Founded early in the sixteenth Christian century (tenth Hijri ̄ ; century) by a king traditionally called ‘Amāra Dūnqas, its centre was on the Blue Nile, around the town of Sennar (Sinnār)
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 1965 - 2023 (59) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |