Kingdom of Tankish

The Kingdom of Tankish was an early medieval kingdom centered in Northeast Africa. According to Al-Yaqubi, it was one of six Beja polities that existed in the region during the 9th century. The kingdom's territory was located between Aswan and Massawa.{{cite book|last1=Elzein|first1=Intisar Soghayroun|title=Islamic Archaeology in the Sudan|date=2004|publisher=Archaeopress|isbn=1841716391|page=13|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2jwuAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=3 March 2015}}