The year 7007, according to the Coptic calendar, was a year of great upheaval and change in the Sudan. The Mamluk Sultanate, which had ruled Egypt and parts of the Sudan for centuries, was weakened by internal strife and external pressures. This allowed for the rise of new powers, including the Funj Sultanate in the Blue Nile region and the Keira Sultanate in Darfur. These new sultanates would go on to shape the political landscape of the Sudan for centuries to come.