Kingdom of Arwa

Japanese: アルワ王国 - あるわおうこく
Kingdom of Arwa

…the name of the Nile basin from southern Egypt to northern Sudan. It generally refers to the area from the first cataract in Aswan to the vicinity of the fourth cataract in the south. In Arabic, it is called Nūba. It was an important region for Egypt economically and militarily since ancient times, as a source of gold and timber, a transit point for tribute from the interior of Africa, and a place to recruit many mercenaries. The area was divided into two parts: Lower Nubia (ancient name Wawat) in the downstream area of ​​Egypt and Upper Nubia (ancient name Kush) in the upstream area of ​​Sudan.…

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Kingdom of Arwa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…エジプト南部からスーダン北部にかけてのナイル川流域の地名。一般的にアスワンの第1急湍(たん)から南の第4急湍付近までをさす。アラビア語ではヌーバNūba。黄金や木材の産地として,アフリカ奥地からの貢納品の中継地として,また多くの傭兵を徴用する地として,古代からエジプトにとって経済的にも軍事的にも重要な地域であった。下流のエジプト領の下ヌビア(古代名ワワト)と上流のスーダン領の上ヌビア(古代名クシュ。…

※「アルワ王国」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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