Murtashkara
 | This article relies on a single source. (November 2025) |
| Murtashkara | |
|---|---|
| King of Makuria | |
| Reign | ?–1268 or 1269 |
| Successor | David |
| Born | First half of the 13th century |
| Religion | Coptic Orthodox Christianity |
Murtashkara, appearing in medieval Islamic sources as Abu al-Izz Murtashkara, was king of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria until he was deposed by David in 1268/9.
Mamluk sources report that Murtashkara grew blind about 1268/9. His nephew David seized the opportunity and imprisoned him, banished his sons to the Kingdom of al-Abwab in the south and seized the throne himself. Afterwards David sent gifts to the Mamluk Sultan Baybars, who recognized him as rightful Makurian king.[1]
See also
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ↑ Seignobos 2018, p. 138.
References
[edit]- Seignobos, Robin (2018). "Back to the sources: Egyptian-Nubian relations under Baybars (1260-1277) according to the earliest Arabic accounts". In Matthieu Honneger (ed.). Nubian Archaeology in the XXIst century. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference for Nubian Studies, Neuchâtel, 1st-6th september 2014. Peeters Pub. pp. 135–148.