Badi II

Bādī II Abū Daqn, known as The Bearded (r. 1644/5 – 1681), was a ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar. He was the son of Rabat I and ascended to the throne in 1644/5.

During the reign of Badi II, the Kingdom of Taqali to the west was defeated and made a vassal state. He captured northern and western parts of Kordofan and extended Funj territory across the White Nile, occupying the northern half of the Shilluk Kingdom in 1650^[1] and defeating the Abdallabi tribes who were supported by the Ottoman Empire. He defeated the Darfur Sultan Musa by the mid-1650s and reduced the tribal chieftaincies northward along the Nile to feudatories.^[2]

Through his conquests, Badi II formed a slave army, drawing primarily from the population of Nubia. The captured slaves were taken to Sennar where their influence grew and they formed a military caste that later fought with the aristocracy for control of state offices.^[3]

Under Badi II, Sennar became the fixed capital of the Funj Sultanate. During his reign written documents concerning administrative matters first appeared, with the oldest known dating to 1654.^[4]

Badi II died in 1681. He was succeeded by Unsa II.^[2]