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Wadai

 
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Wadai
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Historical African kingdom, central Africa. Located east of Lake Chad and west of Darfur, it was founded in the 16th century. A Muslim dynasty was established there c. 1630, and, though long subordinate to Darfur, it became independent by the 1790s and began a period of rapid expansion. It came under French influence in 1899 and French control (1912 – 14). The area is now largely in eastern Chad.

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Wadai (wädī'), former sultanate, N Chad, E of Lake Chad. Founded in the 16th cent., it was from time to time loosely subject to Darfur. Toward the end of the 19th cent., Wadai came under the influence of the Sanusi. The sultanate was gradually taken over (1903-13) by the French.

 
 
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