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Title:Governors of Kordofan (1821-1955)
Author:Shouk, Ahmed Ibrahim AbuISNI
Year:1997
Periodical:Sudanic Africa
Volume:8
Pages:67-83
Language:English
Geographic term:Sudan
Subjects:traditional rulers
history
1800-1899
1900-1999
biographies (form)
History and Exploration
colonialism
Politics and Government
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/25653298
Abstract:Prior to the Turco-Egyptian invasion in 1821 Kordofan, or Kurduf¯al, was a name loosely used to denote the land that lies around Jabal Kordofan, a few miles southeast of al-Ubayyid in the Sudan. Under the Turco-Egyptian colonial regime (1821-1881) Kordofan was established as an independent province. Kordofanian tribal leaders were excluded from the process of decisionmaking and subject to the control of a centralized and alien system of administration. In 1882 they revolted against the Turco-Egyptian administration when they joined the Mahdi's forces at Jabal Q¯adir. However, under the Mahdist regime the tribal leaders of Kordofan were again powerless. After the defeat of the Mahdist forces at Karar¯i in 1898 they voluntarily joined the Anglo-Egyptian forces. The new regime incorporated them in the administration of the province and gave them judicial and executive powers to administer their own territories or tribes under the supervision of the British. The author presents brief biographical notes on the careers of the governors of Kordofan from 1821 to 1965. These provide some insight into the political attitude of the two colonial regimes and that of the Mahdist national government towards the administration of the province, and show how the tribal leaders of Kordofan maintained their respect and loyalty towards their British superiors. Bibliogr., ref.
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