Continued Relations between Nubian Christian Kingdoms and Fatimid Egypt

Name: Continued Relations between Nubian Christian Kingdoms and Fatimid Egypt
Start: 1060
End: 1069

Type Event Region Northeast Africa Time 1060–1069

In the 1060s, Nubian Christian kingdoms and Fatimid Egypt largely maintained the Baqt peace-and-trade arrangement, exchanging slaves and hides for gr…

Timeline

1060–1065Dongola (capital of Makuria) · NubiaMakuria maintained caravan traffic via Dongola toward Aswan and Cairo, exporting ivory, ostrich feathers, and manpower, and importing wheat, wine, and cloth; Fatimid authorities upheld order through tariffs and diplomatic envoys.
1065–1069Aswan–First Cataract frontier · EgyptChristian Nubia and Shia Fatimid Egypt were doctrinally opposed, but shared interests kept frontier conflict largely in check; occasional raids and envoy negotiations occurred, with church documents and Arab chronicles recording each other.

Sources

The Nubian Kingdoms of the Nile — Derek A. Welsby (1998)
Medieval Nubia: A Social and Economic History — Giovanni Ruffini (2012)