Alwa

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Alwa is an alternative historical name for the medieval Nubian kingdom of Alodia in what is now Sudan.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Alwa canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
medieval kingdom ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alodia ⓘ
Alodia (kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Alodia
alternativeNameOf Alodia ⓘ
archaeologicalSite Soba (archaeological site) ⓘ
linked to: Soba ruins
capital Soba ⓘ
endCause Islamization of Nubia ⓘ
expansion of Funj groups ⓘ
political fragmentation ⓘ
existedFromCentury 6th century ⓘ
existedUntilCentury 15th century ⓘ
flourishedDuringCentury 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf churches at Soba ⓘ
palatial structures at Soba ⓘ
hasCapitalOnRiver Blue Nile ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Coptic Egypt ⓘ
hasGovernmentType monarchy ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
hasMainUrbanCenter Soba ⓘ
hasReligionType Coptic Christianity ⓘ
Eastern Christianity ⓘ
knownFrom archaeological evidence ⓘ
medieval Arabic sources ⓘ
languageGroup Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ
locatedIn Nubia ⓘ
medieval Nubia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Sudan ⓘ
modernCountryTerritory Republic of the Sudan ⓘ
onRiver Blue Nile ⓘ
White Nile ⓘ
partOf Christian Nubian kingdoms ⓘ
partOfHistoricalRegion Upper Nubia ⓘ
predecessorInRegion Kingdom of Kush ⓘ
regionToday central Sudan ⓘ
linked to: Central Sudan
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousBuildingsType churches ⓘ
religiousHeadquarters Soba ⓘ
southernNeighborOf Makuria ⓘ
southOf Nobatia ⓘ
successorStateInRegion Funj Sultanate ⓘ
writingSystemUsed Coptic script (for liturgy) ⓘ
Greek alphabet (for liturgy) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alodia → alternativeName → Alwa ⓘ