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Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean

Makuria in the middle of the 12th century

2019, 28, No. 2

Włodzimierz Godlewski

University of Warsaw

University of Warsaw, Faculty of Archaeology

University of Warsaw, emeritus

DOI

10.31338/uw.2083-537X.pam28.2.25

Publication date

31.12.2019

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

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Humanities

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archeology

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English

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Abstract

In the middle of the 12th century, the King of Dotawo (Makuria) and Arwa, referred to as Mouse Georgios in many Old Nubian documents and in studies on the subject, was the eparch of Palaga, a province of the Kingdom of Arwa, and in all likelihood the official heir of King Paulos of Arwa. He was crowned King of Makuria (Dotawo) in 1155, following mediation by the Fatimid caliph between the two kings, Georgios V of Makuria and Paulos of Arwa. The crisis was triggered by David, a presumed member of the Arwa royal family, usurping the throne of Makuria. The paper marshals the evidence for a hypothetical reconstruction of the political situation in the region in 1155 and considers the reasons for King Mouse being called Mouse Georgios in Old Nubian documents from Qasr Ibrim.

Keywords:

Makuria,Dotawo,kings Georgios V/Paulos/David/Mouse/Georgios VI,Queen Mother Mari,murals,the Petros Cathedral in Pachoras,crown of Arwa Kingdom

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