Ali Dinar
Ali Dinar (Arabic: علي دينار) (1856 – November 6, 1916) was a Sultan of the Sultanate of Darfur and ruler from the Keira dynasty.
| Ali Dinar | |
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| Sultan of Darfur | |
 Ali Dinar after his death in battle in 1916 | |
| Sultan of Darfur | |
| Reign | 1898 - 1916 |
| Predecessor | Position re-established |
| Successor | Position abolished |
| Born | 1856 |
| Died | 6 November 1916 (aged 59–60) Jebel Juba, Darfur |
| Dynasty | Keira dynasty |
| Father | Zakaria bin Sultan Mohammed Al Fadl |
In 1898, with the decline of the Mahdists, he managed to regain Darfur's independence.
A sword owned by Ali Dinar, heir to the throne of the Sultanate of Darfur. He was killed in action during the Anglo-Egyptian Darfur Expedition in 1916, with the sword being on display at the British Museum.
A rebellion led by him in 1915—in the context of his giving his support to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War— led the British government to dispatch the Anglo-Egyptian Darfur Expedition, in which he was killed in action, after which his Sultanate was incorporated into the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium.
Further reading
References
- Entry in the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Jay Spaulding,Lidwien Kapteijns: An Islamic alliance: ʻAlī Dīnār and the Sānūsiyya, 1906-1916 at Google Books
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