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[o])  Log in                  Contents move to sidebar hide  (Kordofan.html#) (Top)   (Kordofan.html#Geography) 1 Geography     (Kordofan.html#Early_history,_economy,_and_demography) 2 Early history, economy, and demography     (Kordofan.html#History) 3 History    Toggle History subsection  (Kordofan.html#Before_1840) 3.1 Before 1840     (Kordofan.html#After_1840) 3.2 After 1840       (Kordofan.html#See_also) 4 See also     (Kordofan.html#Notes_and_references) 5 Notes and references     (Kordofan.html#Further_reading) 6 Further reading     (Kordofan.html#External_links) 7 External links           (Table of Contents)  Toggle the table of contents      Kordofan    30 languages  (https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86) (كردفان – Arabic) العربية   (https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD) (Курдуфан – Bulgarian) Български   (https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordufan) (Kordufan – Catalan) Català   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(February 2016 )  ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal) (Help:Maintenance template removal) Learn how and when to remove this message  )       (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_lacking_in-text_citations_from_February_2016)  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_lacking_in-text_citations)    Kordofan(Arabic-language text) كردفان  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Arabic-language_text)   ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language) (Arabic language) Arabic )    Province of Sudan  1898–1994  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_North_Kurdufan.svg) (Flag of Kordofan) (Flag of Kordofan)      Flag   (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Sudan_Kurdufan.png)      Location of Kordofan in (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Sudan_(1985–2019)) (Republic of Sudan (1985–2019)) Sudan   Capital (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El-Obeid) (El-Obeid) El-Obeid   Area    • 2018  376,145 km2 (145,230 sq mi)  Population    (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1358620234)     • 2018   6,602,057(Kordofan.html#cite_note-1) [ 1]        (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1358620234)     History    (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1358620234)     • Established   1898  • Disestablished   1994    (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1358620234)     (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1358620234)       Succeeded by    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kordofan) (North Kordofan) North Kordofan  ()      (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kordofan) (South Kordofan) South Kordofan  ()      (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kordofan) (West Kordofan) West Kordofan  ()              Today part of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan) (Sudan) Sudan     (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:States_and_territories_established_in_1898#Kordofan)  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:States_and_territories_disestablished_in_1994#Kordofan)   Kordofan ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language) (Arabic language) Arabic :  كردفان (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Articles_containing_Arabic-language_text)  (DIN 31635 Arabic (Arabic language) transliteration) Kurdufān   ) is a region in Central Sudan and a former province of central (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Sudan_(1985–2019)) (Republic of Sudan (1985–2019)) Sudan . In 1994 it was divided into three new federal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Sudan) (States of Sudan) states : (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kordofan) (North Kordofan) North Kordofan , (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kordofan) (South Kordofan) South Kordofan and (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kordofan) (West Kordofan) West Kordofan . In August 2005,(Kordofan.html#cite_note-2) [ 2]    West Kordofan State was abolished and its territory divided between North and South Kordofan States, as part of the implementation of the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Peace_Agreement) (Comprehensive Peace Agreement) Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan_People's_Liberation_Movement) (Sudan People's Liberation Movement) Sudan People's Liberation Movement . West Kordofan was reestablished in July 2013.(Kordofan.html#cite_note-3) [ 3]    (Kordofan.html#cite_note-4) [ 4]       Geography [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kordofan&action=edit&section=1) (Edit section: Geography) edit  ]   Kordofan covers an area of some 376,145 km2 (146,932 miles²), with an estimated population in 2000 of 3.6 million (3 million in 1983). It is largely an undulating plain, with the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuba_Mountains) (Nuba Mountains) Nuba Mountains in the southeast quarter. During the rainy season from June to September, the area is fertile, but in the dry season, it is virtually desert. The region's chief town is (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Obeid) (El Obeid) El Obeid .   Early history, economy, and demography [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kordofan&action=edit&section=2) (Edit section: Early history, economy, and demography) edit  ]   Traditionally the area is known for production of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gum_arabic) (Gum arabic) gum arabic . Other crops include (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigna_subterranea) (Vigna subterranea) groundnuts , (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton) (Cotton) cotton and (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millet) (Millet) millet . Originally Kordofan was inhabited by the indigenous brown-skinned-(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubians) (Nubians) Nubian -speaking peoples, and the region's name may be derived from the Nubian word Kurta meaning 'man'. In (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_history) (Ancient history) Antiquity , Kordofan was part of the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kush) (Kingdom of Kush) Kingdom of Kush .(Kordofan.html#cite_note-5) [ 5]    In the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages) (Middle Ages) Middle Ages , the area had been part of the Nubian kingdoms of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alodia) (Alodia) Alodia (Kordofan.html#cite_note-6) [ 6]    and (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makuria) (Makuria) Makuria .(Kordofan.html#cite_note-7) [ 7]    By the 14th century, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabs) (Arabs) Arabs from (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt) (Egypt) Egypt began expanding southwards into Kordofan, amalgamating with some of the indigenous population and driving  remnants of the indigenous population to the hills.(Kordofan.html#cite_note-britannica.com-8) [ 8]    Most of the inhabitants of Kordofan are (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Arabs) (Sudanese Arabs) Arabs .(Kordofan.html#cite_note-britannica.com-8) [ 8]    The main tribal groups of Arab tribes, include the Dar Hamid, Kawahla, Hamar, Bedairiah, Gawamaah and Rekabeiah. In Northern Kordofan there are large grazing areas used and inhabited for hundreds of years by (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language) (Arabic language) Arabic -speaking, semi-nomadic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baggara) (Baggara) Baggara and camel-raising (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kababish) (Kababish) Kababish tribes. Other ethnic groups that inhabit Kordofan are (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubians) (Nubians) Nubians , (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daju_people) (Daju people) Daju , (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beja_people) (Beja people) Beja , (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaghawa_people) (Zaghawa people) Zaghawa , and (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funj) (Funj) Funj people.(Kordofan.html#cite_note-britannica.com-8) [ 8]    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilotic_peoples) (Nilotic peoples) Nilotic tribes, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuba) (Nuba) Nuba , (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilluk_people) (Shilluk people) Shilluk and (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinka) (Dinka) Dinka , also inhabit parts of Kordofan. The (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordofanian_languages) (Kordofanian languages) Kordofanian languages are spoken by a significant number of people in southern Kordofan and are unique to the region, as are the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadu_languages) (Kadu languages) Kadu languages , but Arabic is the main and most widely spoken language in the greater Kordofan region.  History [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kordofan&action=edit&section=3) (Edit section: History) edit  ]   Before 1840 [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kordofan&action=edit&section=4) (Edit section: Before 1840) edit  ]   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1368532237)   Further information: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman-Egyptian_conquest_of_Sudan_(1820–1824)) (Ottoman-Egyptian conquest of Sudan (1820–1824)) Ottoman-Egyptian conquest of Sudan (1820–1824)  Over the previous centuries Kordofan had largely escaped control by any one of the region's major states, though the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funj_Sultanate) (Funj Sultanate) Funj Sultanate centred in (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sennar) (Sennar) Sennar projected influence over eastern Kordofan via the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghudiyat?action=edit&redlink=1) (Ghudiyat (page does not exist)) Ghudiyat .(Kordofan.html#cite_note-:1-9) [ 9]    (Page: 53) :  53   In 1734 Isawi of the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musabba'at?action=edit&redlink=1) (Musabba'at (page does not exist)) Musabba'at (an exiled faction of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Darfur) (Sultanate of Darfur) Darfur 's royal family) had dislodged the Ghudiyat administration and repelled subsequent Funj attempts to regain their foothold Kordofan, but after Isawi's death Kordofan was conquered by (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Likaylik?action=edit&redlink=1) (Abu Likaylik (page does not exist)) Abu Likaylik during his rise to power in Sennar. Around 1772 Hashim of the Musabba'at led an insurgency which retook control of Kordofan from the aging Likaylik, whose successor in Sennar abandoned attempts to recapture it. Hashim began building a state in central Kordofan, but in 1780 the Funj ousted him, and together with his followers (which included the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danaqla) (Danaqla) Danaqla , (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaiqiyya) (Shaiqiyya) Shaiqiyya , (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kababish) (Kababish) Kababish , and Rizayqat) they began raiding Darfur.(Kordofan.html#cite_note-10) [ 10]    (Pages: 53–4) :  53–4   (Kordofan.html#cite_note-:1-9) [ 9]    (Pages: 54–5) :  54–5    Kordofan remained for about five years under the government of Sennar. There followed a considerable immigration of Arab tribes and native people from Sennar and Dongola (see (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Dongola) (Old Dongola) old Dongola ) into the country. The Sennari however suffered a decisive defeat in 1784 and thereafter under Darfur viceroys the country enjoyed prosperity.(Kordofan.html#cite_note-EB1911-11) [ 11]    The inhabitants lived in peace and were not troubled with taxes; the merchants were exempt from duties, and the tribute paid was a voluntary present to the Sultan of Darfur. Bara, the second commercial town of importance in the country, was built by the Dongolavi. Commerce extended in all directions. Caravans brought products from Abyssinia and Egypt into Lobeid and Bara, from which the greater part was again transported on to other parts of Africa. This prosperity ended in 1821 when (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_of_Egypt) (Muhammad Ali of Egypt) Muhammad Ali Pasha , Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt sent his son-in-law, Mahommed Bey the Defturdar, with about 4,500 soldiers and eight pieces of artillery, to subject Kordofan to his power. The monopoly enjoyed by the Egyptian governors in Kordofan impeded trade and stifled entrepreneurial activities. From 1837 to 1839, the country was explored by (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Pallme) (Ignaz Pallme) Ignaz Pallme .  After 1840 [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kordofan&action=edit&section=5) (Edit section: After 1840) edit  ]    Kordofan in the 1850s  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ESCAYRAC(1853)_p454_Planche_VIII.jpg)       (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ESCAYRAC(1853)_p322_Planche_VI.jpg)       (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ESCAYRAC(1853)_p500_Planche_IX.jpg)       (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ESCAYRAC(1853)_p416_Planche_VII.jpg)       (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ESCAYRAC(1853)_p564_Planche_X.jpg)           The (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ahmad) (Muhammad Ahmad) Mahdi captured (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Obeid) (El Obeid) El Obeid in 1883 with the help of the merchant elite, such as the former (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja'alin) (Ja'alin) Ja'alin Governor, Ilyas Pasha Um Barir. The (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt) (Egypt) Egyptian government dispatched a force from (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo) (Cairo) Cairo under the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) (United Kingdom) British General (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hicks_(Indian_Army_officer)) (William Hicks (Indian Army officer)) William Hicks , which was ambushed and annihilated at (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikan?action=edit&redlink=1) (Sheikan (page does not exist)) Sheikan to the south of El Obeid. Following British reoccupation in 1898, Kordofan was added to the number of provinces of the Sudan. In 1973 it was split into the provinces ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudiriya) (Mudiriya) mudiriya ) of (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Kordofan) (North Kordofan) North Kordofan and (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kordofan) (South Kordofan) South Kordofan , which became states ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilayat) (Wilayat) wilayat ) in 1994. In 2011, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_conflict_in_South_Kordofan_and_Blue_Nile) (Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile) armed conflict in South Kordofan broke out in June 2011, ahead of independence for (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan) (South Sudan) South Sudan . Fighting has since involved rebel groups in (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur) (Darfur) Darfur and has expanded into North Kordofan. In 2023, the war in Sudan triggered conflict in the region again. As of early 2026, RSF captured West Korodofan, SPLM-N remains in small pockets in South Kordofan, with the government in control of most of the eastern and central areas. It has been the main battlefield in 2026 due to the army's recapture of many areas in east and central Sudan, and the RSF finishing the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darfur_campaign_(2023–present)) (Darfur campaign (2023–present)) Darfur campaign .   See also [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kordofan&action=edit&section=6) (Edit section: See also) edit  ]   (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kordofanian_languages) (Kordofanian languages) Kordofanian languages    Notes and references [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kordofan&action=edit&section=7) (Edit section: Notes and references) edit  ]    (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-1) ↑   (https://web.archive.org/web/20170312172126/http://cbs.gov.sd/files/Pop._Proj._by_satates137.pdf) "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from (http://cbs.gov.sd/files/Pop._Proj._by_satates137.pdf) the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2023-06-09  . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Archived+copy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcbs.gov.sd%2Ffiles%2FPop._Proj._by_satates137.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKordofan)  {{(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web) (Template:Cite web) cite web }} :  CS1 maint: archived copy as title ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title) (Category:CS1 maint: archived copy as title) link ) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title)    (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-2) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (http://www.occasionalwitness.com/Articles/20070500.html) "UNMIS CPA Monitor May 2007, Southern Kordofan" . Nuba Mountains Homepage. May 2007. (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=UNMIS+CPA+Monitor+May+2007%2C+Southern+Kordofan&rft.pub=Nuba+Mountains+Homepage&rft.date=2007-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.occasionalwitness.com%2FArticles%2F20070500.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKordofan)    (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-3) ↑   (http://www.sudan.gov.sd/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1779:western-kordofan-state&catid=43:2008-06-06-15-24-59&Itemid=71) Western Kordofan State (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Archive.today_guidance) (Wikipedia:Archive.today guidance) Deprecated link archived 2013-08-12 at  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive.today) (Archive.today) archive.today (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Webarchive_template_archiveis_links)    (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-4) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://web.archive.org/web/20201021160837/https://sudantribune.com/spip.php?article47269) "Sudan shuffles governors of Kordofan states including ICC suspect" . Archived from (http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article47269) the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-27  . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sudan+shuffles+governors+of+Kordofan+states+including+ICC+suspect&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sudantribune.com%2Fspip.php%3Farticle47269&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKordofan)    (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-5) ↑   (https://www.sudanembassy.nl/history-of-sudan/) History of Sudan – by The Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in the Netherlands (2025)   (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-6) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  Spaulding, Jay (1998). "Early Kordofan". In Endre Stiansen and Michael Kevane (ed.). Kordofan Invaded: Peripheral Incorporation in Islamic Africa . Brill. p. 49. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)) (ISBN (identifier)) ISBN  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-90-04-11049-6) (Special:BookSources/978-90-04-11049-6) 978-90-04-11049-6  . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Early+Kordofan&rft.btitle=Kordofan+Invaded%3A+Peripheral+Incorporation+in+Islamic+Africa&rft.pages=49&rft.pub=Brill&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=978-90-04-11049-6&rft.aulast=Spaulding&rft.aufirst=Jay&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKordofan)    (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-7) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  Ochała, Grzegorz (January 2011). (https://www.academia.edu/2002258) "A King of Makuria in Kordofan" . A. Łajtar, J. van der Vliet (eds.), Nubian Voices. Studies in Christian Nubian Culture [ = JJP Supplement Series 15] , Warsaw . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=A.+%C5%81ajtar%2C+J.+van+der+Vliet+%28eds.%29%2C+Nubian+Voices.+Studies+in+Christian+Nubian+Culture+%26%2391%3B%3D+JJP+Supplement+Series+15%26%2393%3B%2C+Warsaw&rft.atitle=A+King+of+Makuria+in+Kordofan&rft.date=2011-01&rft.aulast=Ocha%C5%82a&rft.aufirst=Grzegorz&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.academia.edu%2F2002258&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKordofan)    (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-britannica.com_8-0) 1  (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-britannica.com_8-1) 2  (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-britannica.com_8-2) 3   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://www.britannica.com/place/Kordofan) "Kordofan | Ancient Kingdom, Sudanese Region | Britannica" . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Kordofan+%26%23124%3B+Ancient+Kingdom%2C+Sudanese+Region+%26%23124%3B+Britannica&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.britannica.com%2Fplace%2FKordofan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKordofan)    (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-:1_9-0) 1  (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-:1_9-1) 2   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  O'Fahey, Rex (2008). "The expansion of the Keira state". (https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Darfur_Sultanate.html?id=HQxYJWkO7EEC&redir_esc=y) The Darfur Sultanate: A History  . Hurst Publishers. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)) (ISBN (identifier)) ISBN  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-231-70038-2) (Special:BookSources/978-0-231-70038-2) 978-0-231-70038-2  . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=The+expansion+of+the+Keira+state&rft.btitle=The+Darfur+Sultanate%3A+A+History&rft.pub=Hurst+Publishers&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-0-231-70038-2&rft.aulast=O%27Fahey&rft.aufirst=Rex&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.co.uk%2Fbooks%2Fabout%2FThe_Darfur_Sultanate.html%3Fid%3DHQxYJWkO7EEC%26redir_esc%3Dy&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKordofan)    (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-10) ↑   (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  Spaulding, Jay (1998-01-01). "Early Kordofan". In Stiansen, Endre; Kevane, Michael (eds.). (https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/450) Kordofan Invaded: Peripheral Incorporation and Social Transformation in Islamic Africa  . Brill. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)) (ISBN (identifier)) ISBN  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-90-04-49138-0) (Special:BookSources/978-90-04-49138-0) 978-90-04-49138-0  . (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Early+Kordofan&rft.btitle=Kordofan+Invaded%3A+Peripheral+Incorporation+and+Social+Transformation+in+Islamic+Africa&rft.pub=Brill&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.isbn=978-90-04-49138-0&rft.aulast=Spaulding&rft.aufirst=Jay&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbrill.com%2Fedcollbook%2Ftitle%2F450&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKordofan)    (Kordofan.html#cite_ref-EB1911_11-0) ↑   (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wikisource-logo.svg) (Wikisource)      One or more of the preceding sentences  incorporates text from a publication now in the  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain) (Public domain) public domain :  (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Chisholm) (Hugh Chisholm) Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). "(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911%20Encyclopædia%20Britannica/Kordofan) (s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Kordofan) Kordofan ". (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopædia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition) (Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition) Encyclopædia Britannica  . Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 907– 908. (ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Kordofan&rft.btitle=Encyclop%C3%A6dia+Britannica&rft.pages=907-908&rft.edition=11th&rft.pub=Cambridge+University+Press&rft.date=1911&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKordofan)  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_articles_incorporating_a_citation_from_the_1911_Encyclopaedia_Britannica_with_Wikisource_reference)  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_articles_incorporating_text_from_the_1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica)        Further reading [ (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kordofan&action=edit&section=8) (Edit section: Further reading) edit  ]   MacMichael, Harold Alfred (1882) The tribes of Northern and Central Kordofán Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)) (OCLC (identifier)) OCLC  (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32428473) 32428473 ; reprinted by Frank Cass, London (1967), (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)) (OCLC (identifier)) OCLC  (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299604918) 299604918 , as part of the series Cass Library of African studies (https://archive.org/details/tribesofnorthern00macmuoft) 1912 edition  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. (https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo20609) Southern Kordofan: Ethnic Cleansing and Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, August 4, 2011. Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 2011. (mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1333433106)  Leni Riefenstahl, ed. (1995). The Last of the Nuba . St Martins: St Martins Pr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)) (ISBN (identifier)) ISBN  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0312136420) (Special:BookSources/978-0312136420) 978-0312136420  . 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