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	The Islamic period
		Makuria did not accept the superiority of the Monophysite patriarchate in Alexandria until the turn of the seventh century, when Merkurios was king.
		Next to the grand compositions of Christ Enthroned, Nativity and Three Youths in a Fiery Furnace, there are countless representations of the rulers of Makuria, mothers of kings and the eparchs of Nobadia and bishops of Pachoras, the latter playing an exceedingly important role in the kingdom as primates of the Church.
		The territory of Makuria (Nubian Dotawo) shrank to the region between the First and Second Cataracts, originally the southern part of the kingdom with the main centers at Qasr Ibrim and Gebel Adda, and to Batn el Hagar.
	www.numibia.net /nubia/islam.htm (1811 words)

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		Il regno di Makuria si espanse, annettendo a sÃ¨ il vicino regno settentrionale di Nobazia, forse al tempo delle invasioni arabe o durante il regno di re Merkurios.
		Giovanni di Biclarum afferma che il regno di Makuria abbracciÃ² allora il rivale credo Bizantino.
		Il vasellame prodotto in Makuria perde in decorazione, ma mostra una maggiora abilitÃ nel controllo della temperatura che permette differenti colorazioni d'argilla.
	www.kisanji.org /?modulo=wikipedia&arg=Makuria (4622 words)

	Encyclopedia: Makuria
		Makuria was one of three kingdoms to emerge after the fall of Meroe.
		Makuria eventually merged with Nobatia, most likley under the rule of King Merkurios in the mid seventh century.
		The main economic activity in Makuria was farming, with farmers growing several crops a year of barley, millet, and also dates.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Makuria (1008 words)

	Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Makuria
		Makuria was one of three kingdoms to emerge after the fall of Meroe.
		Makuria eventually merged with Nobatia, most likley under the rule of King Merkurios in the mid seventh century.
		The main economic activity in Makuria was farming, with farmers growing several crops a year of barley, millet, and also dates.
	www.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=makuria (964 words)

	wiki/Makuria Definition / wiki/Makuria Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Makuria (to Arabs al-Mukurra or al-Muqurra) was a kingdom located in what is today Southern EgyptThe Arab Republic of Egypt, commonly known as Egypt, (in Arabic: مصر, romanized Miṣr or Maṣr, in Egyptian dialect) is a republic mostly located in north-eastern Africa.
		Makuria was one of three kingdoms to emerge in NubiaToday Nubia is the region in the south of Egypt, along the Nile and in northern Sudan, but in ancient times it was an independent kingdom.
		The main economic activity in Makuria was farming, with farmers growing several crops a year of barleyBarley (Hordeum vulgare) is a major food and animal feed crop, and a member of the grass family.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Makuria (3072 words)

	The Islamic period
		Makuria did not accept the superiority of the Monophysite patriarchate in Alexandria until the turn of the seventh century, when Merkurios was king.
		Next to the grand compositions of Christ Enthroned, Nativity and Three Youths in a Fiery Furnace, there are countless representations of the rulers of Makuria, mothers of kings and the eparchs of Nobadia and bishops of Pachoras, the latter playing an exceedingly important role in the kingdom as primates of the Church.
		The territory of Makuria (Nubian Dotawo) shrank to the region between the First and Second Cataracts, originally the southern part of the kingdom with the main centers at Qasr Ibrim and Gebel Adda, and to Batn el Hagar.
	numibia.net /nubia/islam.htm (1811 words)

	Makuria at AllExperts
		It was one of a group of Nubian kingdoms that emerged in the centuries after the fall of the Kushite Kingdom, which had dominated the region from approximately 800 BC to AD Makuria originally covered the area along the Nile River from the Third Cataract to somewhere between the Fifth and Sixth Cataracts.
		Makuria remained in use as a geographic term for the southern half of the kingdom, but it was also used to describe the kingdom in its entirety.
		It is clear that by the seventh century Makuria had become officially Coptic and loyal to the Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria; the king of Makuria became the defender of the patriarch of Alexandria, occasionally intervening militarily to protect him, as Kyriakos did in 722.
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/ma/makuria.htm (4189 words)

	Makuria information - Search.com
		Makuria expanded, annexing its northern neighbour Nobatia either at the time of the Arab invasion or during the reign of King Merkurios.
		Makuria remained in use as a geographic term for the southern half of the kingdom, but it was also used to describe the kingdom in its entirety.
		It is clear that by the seventh century Makuria had become officially Coptic and loyal to the Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria; the king of Makuria became the defender of the patriarch of Alexandria, occasionally intervening militarily to protect him, as Kyriakos did in 722.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Makuria (4097 words)

	Makuria - Makuria
		Makuria se amplió, anexando su Nobatia vecino norteño a la hora de la invasión del árabe o durante el reinado de King Merkurios.
		Makuria se parece haber sido estable y próspero durante los octavos y novenos siglos.
		Makuria era una monarquía gobernada por un rey basado en Dongola.
	enes.explicatus.org /wiki/Makuria (4579 words)

	MEDIEVAL NUBIA
		The journey was hazardous and, owing to the hostility of the kingdom of Makuria, he was not able to go by the river route.
		But a study of the tombstones which have been found in considerable numbers, presents rather a different picture ; most of these tombstones are in Greek and the prayers for the deceased inscribed on them are those in use in the orthodox church.
		If the king Merkurios, who has left an inscription in the temple at Taifa, which is in the territory of Nobatia, dated A.D. 710, is the same as the Merkurios king of Dongola, who is referred to as the " New Constantine ", then it would seem that Makuria had conquered the northern kingdom.
	www.rumkatkilise.org /nubia.htm (4577 words)

	Makuria Did You Mean makuria?
		Makuria (Arabic: al-Mukurra or al-Muqurra) was a kingdom located in what is today Southern Egypt and Northern Sudan.
		It was one of a group of Nubian kingdoms that emerged in the centuries after the fall of the Kindgom of Meroë, which had dominated the region from around 800 BC to AD 350.
		Makuria originally covered the area along the Nile River from the Third Cataract to somewhere between the Fifth and Sixth Cataracts.
	www.did-you-mean.com /Makuria.html (4168 words)

	Abraham of Makuria at AllExperts
		According to Severus of Al'Ashmunein, on the death of king Simon, Zacharias the son of king Merkurios then appointed Abraham, "a valiant youth attached to the palace" to succeed Simon.
		However, Abraham proved to be an unsatisfactory ruler, and refused the advice of his mentor, bishop Kyriakos, and in the end sent him with letters "full of false testimonies" to Patriarch Michael I.
		Severus claims that for the remaining 24 years of the former bishop's life, no rain fell in Makuria, "every year the people were visited by a pestilence, and that those who bore false witness against him were suddenly struck blind".
	en.allexperts.com /e/a/ab/abraham_of_makuria.htm (330 words)

	Merkurios of Makuria Information
		722) was ruler of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria.
		the first year of Merkurios' reign can be dated by an inscription on the foundation stone in Faras, which was dated to AD 707, and also to Merkurios' eleventh regnal year.
		In 710, Merkurios erected an inscription at Taifa, which indicates that his kingdom had united with Nobatia by that date.
	www.bookrags.com /Merkurios_of_Makuria (132 words)

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