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A Sultanate located in what is now central Chad, between Darfur in the east, and Kanem-Bornu to the west. As such, it was an important link in caravan routes plying the southern verge of the Sahara from west to east, and back again.
Ruler Name | Start Year | End Year | Notes | Dynasty | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shuwa Arabs | c. 1550 | c. 1600 | Wadai | ||
To Darfur | c. 1600 | c. 1635 | Wadai | ||
Abdul-Karim | c. 1635 | 1655 | Wadai | ||
Kharut al-Kabir | 1655 | 1678 | Wadai | ||
Kharif | 1678 | 1681 | Wadai | ||
Ya'qub 'Arus | 1681 | 1707 | Wadai | ||
Kharut as-Saghir | 1707 | 1745 | Wadai | ||
Joda Kharif at-Timan | 1745 | 1795 | Wadai | ||
Muhammad Salih Derret ibn Jawda | 1795 | 1803 | Wadai | ||
Abd al-Karim Sabun ibn Salih Derret | 1803 | 1813 | Wadai | ||
Muhammad Busata ibn 'Abd al-Karim | 1813 | 1813 | Wadai | ||
Yusuf Kharifain ibn 'Abd al-Qadir | 1813 | 1829 | Wadai | ||
Raqib ibn Yusuf 'Abd al-Qadir | 1829 | 1830 | Wadai | ||
Muhammad 'Abd al-'Aziz Dhawiyi ibn Radama | 1830 | 1835 | Wadai | ||
Adham ibn Muhammad 'Abd al-'Aziz | 1835 | 1835 | Wadai | ||
Izz ad-Din Muhammad al-Sharif ibn Salih Derret | 1835 | 1858 | Wadai | ||
Ali ibn Muhammad | 1858 | 1874 | Wadai | ||
Yusuf ibn 'Ali | 1874 | 1898 | Wadai | ||
Ibrahim ibn 'Ali | 1898 | 1901 | Wadai | ||
Ahmad Abu al-Ghazali ibn 'Ali | 1901 | 1902 | Wadai | ||
Muhammad Da'ud Murra ibn Yusuf | 1902 | 1911 | Wadai | ||
Asil | 1911 | 1912 | Wadai | ||
To France | 1912 | 1960 | Wadai | ||
Muhammad Urada ibn Ibrahim | 1935 | 1945 | Wadai | ||
Ali Silek ibn Muhammad Da'ud Murra | 1945 | 1960 | Wadai | ||
To Chad | 1960 | Present | Wadai | ||
Ali Silek ibn Muhammad Da'ud Murra | r. 1970 | 1977 | Wadai | ||
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Urada | 1977 | 2004 | Wadai | ||
Mahamat Ibrahim Mahamat Ourada II | 2004 | Present | Wadai |
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