 In 1786, the Funj Sultanate of Sennar began a period of decline.E.A. Robinson, "Nimr, the Last King of Shendi", Sudan Notes and Records, 8 (1925), p. 105 Sultan Adlan II was troubled by his war with the Hameg tribe established south of the town of Er Roseires, following 30 years of anarchy and looting by Sheikh Nasser Hameg. In 1820 the Viceroy of Egypt, Muhammad Ali, began his southern campaign to conquer the Sudan. That year, the Turkish-Egyptian troops of Ismail Pasha also put a final end to the Sultanate of Funj. Confrontation between the Ottomans and Shilluk become inevitable. upright=1.2| A deserted Shilluk village after a Turkish slave raid, 1862
upright=1.2|A deserted Shilluk village after a Turkish slave raid, 1862 In 1786, the Funj Sultanate of Sennar began a period of decline.E.A. Robinson, "Nimr, the Last King of Shendi", Sudan Notes and Records, 8 (1925), p. 105 Sultan Adlan II was troubled by his war with the Hameg tribe established south of the town of Er Roseires, following 30 years of anarchy and looting by Sheikh Nasser Hameg. In 1820 the Viceroy of Egypt, Muhammad Ali, began his southern campaign to conquer the Sudan. That year, the Turkish-Egyptian troops of Ismail Pasha also put a final end to the Sultanate of Funj. Confrontation between the Ottomans and Shilluk become inevitable. upright=1.2| Fashoda in 1869
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upright=1.2|A deserted Shilluk village after a Turkish slave raid, 1862
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A deserted Shilluk village after a Turkish slave raid, 1862
Fashoda in 1869