6 - The Islamic Emirate of Taqali If the previously mentioned Islamic Sultanates contributed significantly to the spread of Islam and Arabism throughout Sudan, coloring it with an Arab-Islamic character, then there is another emirate that shared with the previous emirates and sultanates in coloring Sudan with an Arab-Islamic character. This is the Sultanate of Taqali, which in the twelfth Hijri century, the sixteenth CE, saw its emergence as a major political force attempting to establish its place among the two largest Islamic powers in Sudan. It is situated between the Sultanate of the Funj, whose capital was Sennar to the east, and the Sultanate of Darfur, whose capital was Al-Fashir to the west. From here, this sultanate attempted to secure its position amidst the ongoing conflict between Al-Fashir and Sennar.

This Islamic Sultanate is located in the region west of the White Nile and south of Kordofan. It is a mountainous area interspersed with fertile valleys that facilitate settlement and permanent residence. Its inhabitants are predominantly of Arab origin, who have mixed and merged with some of the local populations. However, the Arab element, through its arrival, was able to extend its influence over this region, thus giving the Sultanate of Taqali its Arab-Islamic appearance.

Successive accounts indicate that in the early eighteenth Hijri century, the Taqali region witnessed the arrival of some Arab tribes, which were among the "Jumalin" Arab tribes, who are of Adnanite origin.