Baqt
Sign in to saveThe Baqṭ () was a treaty between the Christian state of Makuria and the new Muslim rulers of Egypt in the 7th century. Lasting almost seven hundred years, it is by some measures the longest-lasting treaty in history. The name comes either from a Coptic language term for barter or a Greco-Roman term for pact.
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- Instance of
- peace treaty
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- point in time
- 0700-00-00
- signatory
- Kingdom of Makuria
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- Abbasid period
- Fatimid period
- Ayyubid and Mamluk periods
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The Baqṭ () was a treaty between the Christian state of Makuria and the new Muslim rulers of Egypt in the 7th century. Lasting almost seven hundred years, it is by some measures the longest-lasting treaty in history. The name comes either from a Coptic language term for barter or a Greco-Roman term for pact.
==History==
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