Kingdom of al-Abwab

al-Abwab
13th century–15th/16th century?
Al-Abwab was located somewhere between Abu Hamad and Soba, the capital of Alodia
Common languages	Nubian
Religion	Coptic Orthodox Christianity Islam
Government	Monarchy
• fl. 1276–1292	Adur
Historical era	Late Middle Ages
• Independence from Alodia	13th century
• Last mentioned	1367
• Disestablished	15th/16th century?
Preceded by Succeeded by Alodia Funj Sultanate
Today part of	Sudan

The kingdom of al-Abwab was a medieval Nubian monarchy in present-day central Sudan. Initially the most northerly province of Alodia, it appeared as an independent kingdom from 1276. Henceforth it was repeatedly recorded by Arabic sources in relation to the wars between its northern neighbour Makuria and the Egyptian Mamluk sultanate, where it generally sided with the latter. In 1367 it is mentioned for the last time, but based on pottery finds it has been suggested that the kingdom continued to exist until the 15th, perhaps even the 16th, century. During the reign of Funj king Amara Dunqas (r. 1504–1533/4) the region is known to have become part of the Funj sultanate.