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Nyikang was a semi-legendary founder of the Shilluk Kingdom, in the 16th century. He is a notion by which the Shilluk people apprehend a unity and coherence in the specifically Shilluk world.[1]

  1. ^ African worlds : studies in the cosmological ideas and social values of African peoples. Forde, Daryll, 1902-1973., James, Wendy., International African Institute. (2nd ed.). Hamburg: Lit. 1999. ISBN 0-85255-286-6. OCLC 40683108.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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Nyikang

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Nyikang was a semi-legendary founder of the Shilluk Kingdom, in the 16th century. He is a notion by which the Shilluk people apprehend a unity and coherence...

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Shilluk Kingdom

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Shilluk folk history and neighboring accounts, the kingdom was founded by Nyikang, who probably lived in the second half of the 15th century. A Nilotic people...

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List of demigods

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Inyambo and Ingulamwa) were sons of Nyambe, god of Sky. Ju: half-brother of Nyikang. Son of Okwa and Angwat, a crocodile goddess. Kabundungulu: twin brother...

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Juok

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Shilluk, Dinka and Nuer, Luo he is the Creator God and is omnipresent. Nyikang, a legendary king, is often invoked as an intermediary especially by the...

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Central Africa

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kingdom was founded during the mid-15th century CE by its first ruler, Nyikang. During the 19th century, the Shilluk Kingdom faced decline following military...

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History of Central Africa

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ruler ("Reth") was the hero known as Nyikang who claimed to be half-crocodile and possessed power over the rain. Nyikang was the son of a king, Okwa, who...

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Shilluk people

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patriarchal monarchy led by a reth from the divine lineage of the culture hero Nyikang, who is believed to affect the nation's health. Their society was once...

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History of East Africa

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ruler ("Reth") was the hero known as Nyikang who claimed to be half-crocodile and possessed power over the rain. Nyikang was the son of a king, Okwa, who...

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Nilotic peoples

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east to the banks of the white Nile under the legendary leadership of Nyikang, who is said to have ruled Läg Cøllø c from around 1490 to 1517. The Cøllø...

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List of state leaders in the 16th century

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Kigeli II Nyamuheshera, King (1576–1609) South Sudan Shilluk Kingdom – Nyikang, Rädh (c.1490–1517) Odaagø Ocøllø, Rädh (c.1600–1635) Uganda Buganda (complete...

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List of state leaders in the 15th century

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Ndahiro II Cyamatare, Mwami (1477–1510) South Sudan Shilluk Kingdom – Nyikang, Rädh (c.1490–1517) Uganda Buganda (complete list) – Kimera, Kabaka (c...

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History of South Sudan

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the banks of the White Nile under the leadership of the semi-legendary Nyikang, who is said to have ruled the Shilluk c.1490 to c.1517. The Shilluk gained...

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Functions of the Pharaoh

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Shilluk and Anuak peoples of the Upper Nile. The episode of Razzia de Nyikang au Pays du Soleil (theft of cows and women) is quite similar to the military...

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Medieval and early modern Africa

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kingdom was founded during the mid-15th century AD by its first ruler, Nyikang. During the 19th century, the Shilluk Kingdom faced decline following military...

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