عنوان

A Note towards Quantifying the Medieval Nubian Diaspora

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LA8908w6s5

Title Proper

A Note towards Quantifying the Medieval Nubian Diaspora

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Simmons, Adam

Text of Note

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.

Date of Publication

2019

Title

UC Santa Barbara

Electronic name

[Article]

276874

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