The Sultanate of Agadez (var. Sultanate of Aïr) is a traditional polity of the
References
*Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Boston & Folkestone, (1997) ISBN 0810831368 pp.24-27.
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Agadez — Infobox Settlement official name = Agadez other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = 300px image caption = View of Agadez, from mosque s minaret flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city logo … Wikipedia
Agadez, Sulatanate of — The origin of the sultanate is found in the Chronicles of Agadez and the oral histories of certain Tuareg tribes: the Kel Owey, Kel Ferwan, and Itesen. The sultanate is still a living institution, a body of men and women whose functions in the … Historical dictionary of the berbers (Imazighen)
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