HISTORY. Nubia was a part of the ancient Ethiopia. The name seems to have been derived from time Egyptian and ('optic noub, gold, a name still retained in Wady Nouba. The domin ion of the Pharaohs, when most extended, reached to the isle of Argo, the last place where the monuments of the Egyptians have been found. Under these monarchs Nubia was governed by a royal scribe, entitled Prince of Cush or Ethiopia, till the Twentieth Dynasty. when it appears to have been recovered by a series of native rulers, who ultimately conquered Egypt ; and although driven back finally extended their rule from lieroe to Syene (Assuan) , the most southern city held by the Egyptian monarchs and the Diocle tian removed a negro tribe, called Nobahe, to the district above Scene, to oppose the who inhabited the western desert, now held by the Ahabcle and Bisharin Arabs. The Nohafir and the Meninges intermingled, forming a negroid race which about the middle of the sixth century was converted to Christianity, and under Silko a powerful Christian State was established with Dongola as its capital. The Arabs made little headway against the rulers of the Christian kingdom until the fourteenth century, when Don gola fell, and the country was divided into a number of petty States. It was subdued by
Mehemet Ali of Egypt in 1820-22 and remained under Egyptian control until it fell into the hands of the Malidists in 1884-85. (See Manuel The victories of the Anglo-Egyptian army under Lord Kitchener (1896-98) reilstablished the au thority of the Egyptian Government over Nubia. ee EGYPT: SunAN. For a. description of the peoples of Nubia see N EEL% ; NEo 00 ; 11.1M TEs ; and AFRICA, section El hnology.
One of the best populated provinces of Chile. It is bounded by Linares on the north, ConcepciOn on the west and south, and Argentina on the east (Map: Chile, C 11). Its area is 3556 square miles. The eastern part belongs to the slope of the Andes, but the west ern section is generally level. flat,and very fertile. The climate is healthful and favorable for the cultivation of grain. S'uble is one of the chief wheat-producing provinces of Chile. It affords good pasturage for cattle. The western part is traversed by a railway line. Population. in 1895, 152,935. Capital, ChiIlan (q.v.).