Simamon of Makuria

Simamon (Old Nubian: ⲥⲓⲙⲁⲙ̄ⲱⲛ, Simamôn) was a king of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria that ruled about 1286.

Simamon
King of Makuria
Reign	c. 1286
Predecessor	Barak
Names Georgios Symôn ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲩ ⲥⲩⲙⲟⲛ
Religion	Coptic Orthodox Christianity

Simamon's mother was a woman called Ashilla, his father remains unknown. He may have been king of Makuria as early as 1280, as a fragmentary document from Qasr Ibrim dated to that year mentions him and his mother. He ruled for certain by 1286, when he is mentioned in another document from Qasr Ibrim discussing a land sale. According to Ibn Abd al-Zahir he had claimed the throne after succeeding a certain Barak.^[1] According to him Simamon was deposed in late 1287, yet another source, Al-Nuwayri, claims that Simamon ruled until about 1295.^[2]

See also

• List of rulers of Makuria