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History of Darfur

Sudan notes and records31 (I)Published In 1950 • Pages: 177-209

By: Lampen, G. D..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a brief outline of important events and political personalities in Darfur from the origin and consolidation of the Fur Sultanate in the seventeenth century to its incorporation into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan at the turn of the twentieth century. Also discussed are political processes during the early twentieth century as the colonial government replaced traditional elites with centrally appointed military and civilian officials.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Traditional history
History
Form and rules of government
Chief executive
Status, role, and prestige
Administrative agencies
Warfare
Aftermath of combat
External relations
Acculturation and culture contact
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Fur
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Eastern Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Anthropologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Teferi Abate Adem; 2020
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date given
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1640-1945
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Darfur region, Sudan
NotesAdditional notes
By G. D. Lampen
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
unk83015138
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Darfur (Sudan)