The hill and plain farmers of the far west of Darfur round later Geneina, along the border with the Ouaddai: the Masalit and their neighbours (Erenga, Sinyar, Tama on the Sudan side).
Nothing is written about them before the later sultanates; they are drawn from their later homelands.
Who holds it
- Title
- Elders and chiefs
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
How things stand that morning
Self-governing; no overlord known.
Customs
Lineage chiefs.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: No medieval source; later homelands and languages only.
On the map: Drawn west to the Chad border; the Ouaddai beyond is on the West Africa sheet.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.