The rulers of the Wadai Sultanate ruled a territory today located in the north of the Republic of Chad.
[1] In 1611, a Maba named Abd al-Krim expelled the Tunjur and became the first Kolak (King) in 1635, marking the beginning of the third Wadai state.
[1] French military rule ended in 1935 and a new Kolak was installed, though with very limited powers over the Ouaddaï prefecture.
The current Kolak Cherif Abdelhadi Mahdi was appointed by the central government of Chad, which caused uproar because he was not related to his predecessor.
[3] The previous Kolak was dismissed in July 2019 following ethnic clashes in the region.