Source: National Archives & Historic Records of Chad
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Muhammad Bakhit 🇹🇩

Muhammad Bakhit of Dar Sila (Known as "Sultan Bakhit")
Sultan of the Daju Kingdom of Dar Sila (1900–1916), Anti-Colonial Resistance Leader
Born c. 1860 🇹🇩 Goz Beïda, Chad
Passed Away 1916-01-01 Goz Beïda, Chad
Lifespan 56 years old
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"Our granite hills were given to us by God; we shall fall upon our own rocks rather than surrender."

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Courageous Sultan of the Daju people of Dar Sila who maintained sovereign independence in eastern Chad for sixteen years until falling in combat in 1916 defending his fortress at Goz Beïda.

Biographical Record

Sultan Muhammad Bakhit was the sovereign ruler of Dar Sila, the historic realm of the Daju people centered at Goz Beïda in southeastern Chad. A leader of immense spiritual prestige and military determination, Bakhit governed a vital commercial crossroads between Wadai and Darfur.

Refusing to submit to French imperial protectorate treaties, Sultan Bakhit fortified the granite hills around Goz Beïda. In 1916, when French colonial columns launched an offensive to annex Dar Sila during World War I, Bakhit commanded his cavalry in a desperate last stand. He was killed in the defense of his capital, honored to this day by the Daju as an immortal national martyr.

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Final Resting Place

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Royal Daju Gravesite at Goz Beïda
Goz Beïda, Sila, Chad
GPS: 12.2200, 21.4100
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