Ali Dinar
Ali Dinar (Arabic: علي دينار, romanized: ʿAlī Dīnār; c. 1856 – 6 November 1916) was the last sultan of Darfur and ruler from the Keira dynasty.
| Ali Dinar | |
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Ali Dinar after his death in battle in 1916 | |
| Sultan of Darfur | |
| Reign | 21 March 1899 – 6 November 1916 |
| Predecessor | Position re-established |
| Successor | Position abolished |
| Born | 1856 |
| Died | 6 November 1916 (aged 59–60) Jebel Juba, Darfur |
| Dynasty | Keira dynasty |
| Father | Zakaria bin Sultan Mohammed Al Fadl |
In 1898, with the decline of the Mahdists, he managed to regain Darfur's independence.
A rebellion led by him in 1915—in the context of his giving his support to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War— led the British government to dispatch the Invasion of Darfur, in which he was killed in action, after which his Sultanate was incorporated into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.
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