List of rulers of Makuria



Rulers

Note that dates are uncertain for most Makurian rulers.
namecomments/notesdate of reign
QalidurutSigned the Baqt
ZachariasRebuilt Cathedral of Dongola651 or 653–696
Merkourios696–710
Zacharias IAbdicated the throne
Simeon
Abraham
Markos
Kyriakosc. 747–768
Khael or Mikhaelc. 785/794 – 804/813
IoannesBefore 822? or c. 850?
Zakharias IIISon of Ioannesc. 835?–856/859/866
Georgios I of MakuriaSon of Zakharias III
Zakharias IVSon of Georgios I916/917–930
Kabil of Makuriac. 943
Georgios II969 – c. 1002
Raphael1000 – c. 1006
Stephanosc. 1027
SolomonSupposedly restored matrilineal succession1077–1079/1080
Georgios IIIc. 1079/1080
Basileiosc. 1089
Son of Basileios1130–1158
MosesNephew of Georgios V1155–1199
Georgios VINephew of Moses
Basil IIBrother of Georgios VI
Murtashkarac. 1268/9
David1268/9–4 June 1276
Mashkouda4 June 1276 – c. 1279
Barakc. 1279
Simamonc. 1286
Nephew of Semamun1287/1288–1288
Simamonc. 1288–1289
Nephew of David c. 1289–1290
Simamonc. 1290–1295
AyayAlso known as Amaic. 1304/5–1311
Kudanbes1311–1316
Abdallah BarshanbuFirst Muslim king1316–1317
AbramRuled only three daysLate 1317 or early 1318
Kanz ad-Dawla MuhammadRuler of the Banu Kanz tribeEarly 1318–1323
Kudanbes1323–1324
Kanz ad-Dawla Muhammad1324–c. 1328
Sitic. 1331–1333
King of Tungulc. 14th-century
Nasir of MakuriaMamluk Vassal, Last ruler of Makuriac. 1397
Joel of DotawoKing of Dotawoc. 1484
Queen GauaQueen of Dotawo