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Dar Runga

Dar Runga was a sultanate in what is today southern Chad. It was a tributary state of the Ouaddai Empire. It was conquered by Rabih az-Zubayr in 1890 and annexed to its former vassal, the sultanate of Dar al Kuti.

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Sultanate of Dar Runga
?–1890
StatusVassal state of the Wadai Empire
Common languagesArabic, Runga and other Nilo-Saharan languages
Religion
Islam (official)
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraLate Modern Period
• Established
?
• Dar al-Kuti is established as a vassal state
1830
• Rabih az-Zubayr invasion and annexation to Dar al-Kuti
1890
• Disestablished
1890
Succeeded by
Dar al-Kuti

Dar Runga was a sultanate in what is today southern Chad. It was a tributary state of the Ouaddai Empire. It was conquered by Rabih az-Zubayr in 1890 and annexed to its former vassal, the sultanate of Dar al Kuti.

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