'Alwa (English spelling) Alwa

Japanese: ‘Alwa(英語表記)Alwa
'Alwa (English spelling) Alwa

…Christianity was introduced in the 6th century, and an excellent Christian culture, strongly influenced by Byzantine culture, flourished. [Jiro Kondo] In the 7th century, when the Muslim invasion of Arabia began, there were two Christian kingdoms: the Kingdom of Muqarra in Lower Nubia and the Kingdom of Alwa (Alodia) in Upper Nubia. The first invasion, an expedition led by Uqba ibn Nafi in 641-642, was unsuccessful and led to a retreat, but in 651 Abd Allāh ibn Sa'd invaded Dongola, the capital of the Kingdom of Muqarra, and forced the kingdom to promise a tribute of 365 slaves per year. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Alwa" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…6世紀にキリスト教が導入され,ビザンティン文化の強い影響を受けた優れたキリスト教文化が花開いた。【近藤 二郎】 イスラム教徒のアラブの侵入が始まる7世紀には,下ヌビアにムカッラMuqarra王国,上ヌビアにアルワ‘Alwa(アロディアAlodia)王国の二つのキリスト教王国があった。最初の侵入である641∥642年のウクバ・ブン・ナーフィーの率いた遠征では成果をあげず撤退したが,651年アブド・アッラーフ・ブン・サード‘Abd Allāh b.Sa‘dによる遠征はムカッラ王国の都ドンゴラまで侵入し,毎年365人の奴隷の貢納を約束させた。…

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