A note towards quantifying the medieval Nubian diaspora

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Simmons, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-9405-8718, 2019. A note towards quantifying the medieval Nubian diaspora. Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies, 6 (1), pp. 23-39. ISSN 2373-2571

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Abstract

Throughout the Christian medieval period of the kingdoms of Nubia (c. sixth–fifteenth centuries), ideas, goods, and peoples traversed vast distances. Judging from primarily external sources, the Nubian diaspora has seldom been thought of as vast, whether in number or geographical scope, both in terms of the relocated and a non-permanently domiciled diaspora. Prior to the Christianisation of the kingdoms of Nobadia, Makuria, and Alwa in the sixth century, likely Nubian delegations, consisting of "Ethiopes," were received in both Rome and Constantinople alongside ones from neighbouring peoples, such as the Blemmyes and Aksumites. Yet, medieval Nubia is more often seen as inclusive rather than diasporic. This brief discussion will further show that Nubians were an interactive society within the wider Mediterranean, a topic most commonly seen in the debate on Nubian trade.

Item Type:

Journal article

Publication Title:

Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies

Creators:

Simmons, A.

Publisher:

California Digital Library (CDL)

Date:

2019

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Number:

ISSN:

2373-2571

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Number	Type
10.5070/d66146250	DOI
1437004	Other

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0//4.0.

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Schools > School of Arts and Humanities

Record created by:

Linda Sullivan

Date Added:

10 May 2021 09:59

Last Modified:

31 May 2021 15:03

URI:

https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/42834