Kingdom of Nobatia

Overview

Nobatia or Nobadia was a late antique kingdom in Lower Nubia, modern day southern Egypt. Together with the two other Coptic-Nubian kingdoms, Makuria and Alodia, it succeeded the kingdom of Kush. After its establishment in around 400, Nobadia gradually expanded by defeating the Blemmyes in the north and incorporating the territory between the second and third Nile cataract in the south. In 543, it converted to Coptic Christianity. It would then be annexed by Makuria, under unknown circumstances, during the 7th century.

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Borders & accuracy

A paramount-chiefdom-style polity with tributary peripheries; exact extent is contested.

• SOURCEaourednik / historical-basemaps
• DETAILhistorical-basemaps:700:nobatia
• SNAPSHOT600 CE
• MATCHEDnobatia
• POLITY TYPEtributary

Nobatia Lower Nubia 1st-3rd cataracts

Also during this period

No conflict record yet names this polity as a belligerent; these overlap its dates only.

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