User:LeGabrie

Welcome,

my mission is to popularize obscure precolonial African history, with the focus being on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan. My special interest lies in the history of Christian Nubia and the Arabization of the Nubians.
For entries with major contributions of mine see below. For my stuff on Wikimedia Commons click HERE.

Entries with my involvement

Entries I expanded to GA and FA status

Mighty medieval Nubian kingdom

Entries I expanded to GA status

Early Islamic monarchy in Eritrea
Badly known kingdom of medieval Darfur
Successor state of Alodia
An obscure successor state of Alodia
The throne hall of the Makurian kings as well as the oldest standing Sudanese mosque

Entries I created and/or significantly expanded

19th century evidence for the pre-Arabic language of the Sudanese "Arab" Ababda tribe
About 18th century European armour
A kingdom in what is now Ethiopia that used to be of major importance before the Oromo invasions.
The first 100 years of the Funj sultanate
Obscure late 9th/early 10 century Makurian king
The early military confrontations of Muhammad
Late Antique/early Medieval kingdom in Lower Nubia
Big Thracian kingdom
Summary of the Christian and Islamic history of Sudan
Semi-legendary culture of Darfur
On the cultural niveau of the Visigoths
Everything below the "History" section

Awards

The Barnstar of Diligence
For your outstanding work on Alodia which has brought the article from sketchy & unreferenced to readable & scholarly in 2017. Welcome back to Wikipedia and good luck with your efforts to delve into East African history. groupuscule (talk) 10:35, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
The Africa Award
It is my great pleasure to bestow a small token of appreciation for the endless work you have put into African related articles and you are hereby decorated with this Africa Award. You have made Wikipedia a better informed place - thank you. Presented by Gog the Mild (talk) 17:23, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
The Good Article Barnstar
Awarded for the continuing pursuit of excellence in African history. You have now generated half of the pre-20th century African history good articles. Impressive. Please continue to educate the world on the history of the continent. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:26, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
Just came across your work at History of Sudan. Great work on that article!! Calliopejen1 (talk) 23:21, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence
For your constant work in adding to and maintaining ancient Nubia related articles. DervotNum4 (talk) 17:41, 3 December 2025 (UTC)

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