revenue was an ahl al-ṭāqīyah, one who wore the ṭāqīyah, a headdress associated with the rule. A woman who bore a son to the makk was known as an artiyya (pl. artiyyāt), a term not of Arabic origin. They attained the highest rank among the women of the royal household, each supervising her household of surriyyat (concubines) and khaddama (maidservants). Mukūk of Taqali The following is a list of the sovereigns of Taqali and the period of their reigns. Note that those before Muhammad wad Jali are disputed. Muhammad al-Rubatabi Jayli Abu Jarida Sabo of Taqali Jayli Umara Jayli Awan Allah Jayli Abu Quran Muhammad wad Jayli, Umar I, to 1783 Ismail I, 1783 to 1800 Abakr I, 1800 to 1820 Umar II, 1820 to 1835 Ahmad, 1835 to 1840 Maryud, 1840 to 1843 Nasir, 1843 to Adam I, to 1884 Interregnum, 1884 to 1898 Jayli, 1898 to 1916 Abakr II, 1916 to 1920 Adam II, from 1920 to an unknown date; one source claimed he was still ruling in 1990. References Former monarchies of Africa History of Sudan