The Sultan of Darfur, Ali Dinar, was a powerful ruler who controlled a vast territory in western Sudan. He was known for his military prowess and his ability to unite the various tribes under his banner. Dinar's reign was marked by a period of relative peace and prosperity, and he was able to maintain his independence from the Egyptian and British colonial powers that were encroaching on Sudan at the time. However, his rule was eventually brought to an end by the Anglo-Egyptian invasion of Sudan in 1916, which led to his death and the incorporation of Darfur into the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.