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Summary Of: Zaghawawhile the name Zaghawa was given to them by the nearby... breed of sheep that they herd is called Zaghawa by the Arabs... Zaghawa in Medieval Times... Zaghawa in Medieval Times... Zaghawa are first mentioned in Arabic language texts as an important Sudanese empire around 800... Zaghawa who live in a place called Kanem... to list a string of other kingdoms under Zaghawa rule which cannot be identified for sure... qubi also mentioned that the Zaghawa sold slaves to the north... qubi and other early accounts make the Zaghawa to be nomadic and it appears that their hegemony over this region was not unlike... Zaghawa overrule continued for a considerable period... presumably associated with the Zaghawa to a single southern lineage... Although Zaghawa power was broken by the rise of Kanem in the Lake Chad region... Zaghawa retained control over a considerable portion of the lands lying east of Kanem... the Zaghawa appear to have controlled only desert areas and ceased to be a major regional power... Thus the Chadian Zaghawa are among the richest and most influential people of Chad... the Zaghawa are caught up in the Darfur crisis... The Zaghawa of Sudan are among the peoples living in the refugee camps in Darfur and eastern... The Zaghawa have been among the tribes in Darfur who have been referred to as... the Zaghawa began to turn to Islam from Animism...Encyclodia Page On: Zaghawa |
