أفكار وآفاق
Volume 13, Numéro 2, Pages 93-116
2025-11-30
Territorial Construction Dynamics: An Anthropological Historical Overview Of The Tagoi Kingdom In Sudan’s Nuba Mountains
Authors : Mohamed Osman Ali Osman .
Abstract
This article probes the construction of Tagoi Kingdom, and the challenges it faced regarding territory and borders. It aims to explain how this kingdom was constructed, demarcated, and governed, and to identify the phases of this territorial formation. Drawing on long-term fieldwork among the Tagoi, the article makes use of a qualitative narrative approach, generating findings from in-depth individual and group interviews. Scholarly literature supplements this fieldwork, adding context and broader perspectives to enhance understanding of the Tagoi’s narratives. The main findings show that Tagoi territoriality materialised as a sociopolitical construct, initially structured by calculated border-demarcation, regional political dynamics, migration, colonial control measures, intergroup marriage, intra-border compartmentalisation, and cultural interaction. Subsequent population changes, violent conflicts, state policies, and land grabbing gradually eroded Tagoi authority and customary land governance. The article emphasises the historically contingent nature of Tagoi territory, spotlighting its repetitive process of construction, contestation, and dismantlement.
Keywords
Tagoi; authority; territory; conflict; border
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