æz ˈɜːli æz ðə lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd z tə ðɪ ˈɜːli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd z, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə mˈæmluːk sˈʌltɐnˌeɪt ɪn ˈiːdʒɪpt ænd ðə kɹˈɪstʃən kˈɪŋdəm ɪn nˈuːbiə, ðə mˈɑːhəz ˈɛθnɪk ɡɹˈuːp bɪɡˈæn tə mˈaɪɡɹeɪt.
As early as the late 1400s to the early 1500s, following the end of the Mamluke Sultanate in Egypt and the Christian kingdom in Nubia, the Mahas ethnic group began to migrate.