Nobatia
Nobatia /noʊˈbeɪʃə/ or Nobadia (/noʊˈbeɪdiə/; Greek: Νοβαδία, Nobadia; Old Nubian: ⲙⲓⲅⲛ̅ Migin or ⲙⲓⲅⲓⲧⲛ︦ ⲅⲟⲩⲗ, Migitin Goul lit. "of Nobadia's land") was a late antique kingdom in Lower Nubia. Together with the two other Nubian kingdoms, Makuria and Alodia, it succeeded the kingdom of Kush. After its establishment in around 400, Nobadia gradually expanded by defeating the Blemmyes in the north and incorporating the territory between the second and third Nile cataract in the south. In 543, it converted to Coptic Christianity. It would then be annexed by Makuria, under unknown circumstances, during the 7th century.
Nobatia ⲙⲓⲅⲛ̅ ⲙⲓⲅⲓⲧⲛ︦ ⲅⲟⲩⲗ | |||||||||
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| c. 400–7th century | |||||||||
Nobatia and the other Christian Nubian kingdoms. | |||||||||
| Capital | Pachoras | ||||||||
| Common languages | Nubian Greek Coptic | ||||||||
| Religion | Isis cult Coptic Orthodox Christianity (From 543) | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| King of Nobatia | |||||||||
• 450 A.D | Aburni (first known king) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Late Antiquity/Early Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | c. 400 | ||||||||
• Integrated into Makuria | 7th century | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Sudan Egypt | ||||||||
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