Ouaddai Empire
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Capitals | Abeche |
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Ouara | |
Founded | 1635 |
Common languages | Tunjur |
Fur | |
Date dissolved | 1909 |
Historical era | Early Modern Period |
Government | Monarchy, Hereditary Monarchy |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 809266 |
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.