Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a large medieval cathedral in the subterranean citadel of Old Dongola, once the capital of the Nubian kingdom, Makuria. Excavations have been ongoing since ...

Per World History Encyclopedia, the kingdom of Makuria was a great power in the region between the 6th and 14th centuries A.D. Old Dongola, located on the Nile River, grew into a significant city ...

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David was one of the last rulers of Christian Makuria—his reign marked the beginning of the end of the kingdom. In 1275, he decided to launch a crusade-style attack on Egypt, for reasons unknown.

The site was once part of Makuria, a Christian kingdom ruled by a dynasty of kings throughout the Middle Ages. Shown here, a 3-D reconstruction of the lower church at Banganarti, built about 1,300 ...

One of the inscriptions records a meeting at the church attended by the bishops of Makuria, the archbishop of Dongola, and the king. “The church was founded by King Joannes.