Mek Nimr

Nimr Muhammad was the last Ja'alin mek (king) of Shendi.

Nimr Muhammad
Mek (King of Shendi)
c. 1785
SuccessorUmara wad Nimr Muhammad
Died1846
Mai Qubba at Bahr al-Salam
FatherMuhammad wad Nimr Abd es Salaam
This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by his given name, Nimr, and not as Muhammad.

Egyptian expedition
Street sign in central Khartoum (2018)

Nimr first accepted the rule of Muhammad Ali of Egypt by submitting to his third son Isma'il's army on 28 March 1821.[1] However, Isma'il paid the sixty year-old king no courtesy.[2] He later joined Isma'il's campaign in Sennar. Isma'il even retired to Shendi after the campaign; but while there demanded from Mek Nimr tributes of slaves and money. Nimr refused which led to a physical confrontation in which Isma'il struck the king.[3]

A few hours later, Nimr executed an attack on Isma'il in which he set his camp ablaze with him inside. He also had all his forces killed and ambushed his cavalry that arrived two days later.[3]

Life in Exile

Isma'il's successor, Muhammed Khusraw al-Daftadar led a revenge campaign on Ja'alin. Many of whom including Mek Nimr went into exile.[4]

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References
  1. Lea & Rowe (2001), p. 404
  2. McGregor (2006), p. 73
  3. McGregor (2006), p. 77
  4. Kramer, Lobban & Fluehr-Lobban (2013), pp. 225,293,325

Sources
  • Lea, David; Rowe, Annamarie (2001). A Political Chronology of Africa. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781857431162.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • McGregor, Andrew James (2006). A Military History of Modern Egypt: From the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780275986018.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kramer, Robert S.; Lobban, Richard Andrew; Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Sudan. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810861800.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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