al ▁r ul ers ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁S enn ar . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁Ta q ali , ▁whose ▁trib ut aries ▁were ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁m uk ū k   al - ʿ ā da ▁( sing .   m ak k   al - ʿ ā da ), ▁" custom ary ▁k ings ". ▁The ▁r uler ▁of ▁Sh endi ▁also ▁bore ▁the ▁title , ▁and ▁Sh endi ' s ▁last ▁r uler , ▁M ek ▁N im r , ▁resist ed ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁con quest ▁of ▁Sud an ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 – 2 2 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - E gypt ian ▁cond omin ium ▁in ▁the ▁Sud an , ▁the ▁government ▁used ▁indirect ▁rule , ▁appoint ing ▁and ▁depos ing ▁many ▁m uk ū k . ▁Following ▁the ▁de position ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁of ▁the ▁mak k ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ill u ks ▁for ▁mis app ropri ation ▁of ▁funds ▁and ▁other ▁ab uses , ▁the ▁new ▁mak k ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁accept ▁" ele ven ▁conditions ▁of ▁me k ship ". ▁Among ▁the ▁N uba , ▁the ▁government ▁made ▁the ▁" me k - in - c oun cil " ▁( ak in ▁to ▁the ▁king - in - c oun cil ), ▁along ▁with ▁trib al ▁hier arch ies ▁and ▁feder ations , ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁indirect ▁rule . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ro yal ▁titles <0x0A> </s>