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Ouaddai Empire

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CapitalsAbeche
Ouara
Founded1635
Common languagesTunjur
Fur
Date dissolved1909
Historical era Early Modern Period
Government Monarchy, Hereditary Monarchy
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Ouaddai Empire


The Wadai Sultanate was an African sultanate located to the east of Lake Chad in present-day Chad and the Central African Republic. It emerged in the seventeenth century under the leadership of the first sultan, Abd al-Karim, who overthrew the ruling Tunjur people of the area.

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