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South Sudan

This is for parking notes on South Sudan, which the Ottomans are currently gnawing on.

Assumptions:

-->1900 Population = 1/8 of current(ish) population.  Estimate is 988,000.  Actual current population of South Sudan then or now not well constrained.

-->Proportion and distribution of tribal groups remains generally similar over time.

General observations:

-->Tribal antipathies a thing, remain to present day.  Ottomans can attempt to divide/conquer.

-->Cattle possession a prime indicator of wealth and status; essential for men to obtain wives.  Theft and related violence is commonplace even now.

-->Some groups more pastoral than others; wet/dry seasons force migration for farming and grazing

-->Some groups more decentralized than others.  Nuer have 26 sub-groupings.

-->Religion at this point mostly likely local.  Historical Christian missionaries had more success with some groups than others depending on what the local religion was and how it related to Christianity.  Probably similar outcome here with Muslim missionaries.

Map Subdivisions:

Area:  0
Historical States:  Upper Nile
Population:  Already lumped in with Ottoman Egypt/Sudan/Eritrea
Demographics:  Shillunk

Area:  1
Historical States:  Lakes, Warrap (50%) Jonglei (50%), Unity
Population:  87,000 + 61,000 + 90,000 + 73,000 = 311,000
Demographics:  Dinka (163,000), Nuer (90,000), Shillunk (50,000), Murle (8,000)
Note:  Northeastern part of country
Note:  Initial Ottoman point of contact.
Note:  Large Shillunk population in adjacent Ottoman territory

Area:  2
Historical States:  Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei (50%)
Population:  113,000 + 90,000 = 203,000
Demographics:  Dinka (70,000), Nuer (60,000), Lotuho (20,000) Toposa (20,000), Acholi (15,000), Didinga (15,000), Murle (8,000)
Note:  Southeastern part of country.

Area:  3
Historical States:  Central Equatoria
Population:  138,000
Demographics:  Bari (70,000), Pojulu et al (68,000)
Note:  South-central part of country

Area:  4
Historical States:  Western Equatoria
Population:  202,000
Demographics:  Azande (90,000), Moru (20,000), miscellaneous small (92,000)
Note:  Southwest part of country

Area:  5
Historical States:  Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Warrap (50%)
Population:  134000
Demographics:  Dinka (94,000), Luo (20,000), Baggara Arabs (20,000)
Note:  Northwestern part of country.