A History of the Beja Tribes of the Sudan

A history of the tribes which inhabit the mountains and deserts of eastern Sudan, first published in 1954.

A. Paul (Author)

9781107646865, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 February 2012

186 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.24 kg

First published in 1954, this volume was intended by its author, A. Paul, to present a complete and consecutive a history of the tribes which inhabit the mountains and deserts of eastern Sudan. The book begins with a description of the Beja tribes and an investigation into their origins, and then traces their long history from roughly 2500 BC to the middle of the twentieth century. Containing numerous maps and illustrations, as well as several detailed appendices, this volume will be of interest to anyone looking for an introduction to the history of the Beja people.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. The Beja Country and its tribes
3. Beja origins
4. The gold and incense lands (2500–50 BC)
5. The Sabeans and the kingdom of Axum (700 BC–AD 750)
6. The enemies of Rome (50 BC–AD 640)
7. The Arab infiltration (640–1520)
8. The subjugation of the Tigré (750–1700)
9. The Turkia (1520–1880)
10. The Mahdia and the re-occupation (1881–1900)
11. Recent history (1900–50)
Appendix 1. Beja chronology
Appendix 2. The Beja tribes and their sub-divisions
Appendix 3. The Artiega tribes
Appendix 4. The Ababda
Appendix 5. The Halenga
Appendix 6. The Fellata Melle
Appendix 7. The Beja Camel
Bibliography
Glossary
Index.

Subject Areas: African history [HBJH]