Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa: Being a Journal of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Auspices of H.B.M.'s Government, in the Years 1849-1855, Volume 4Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858 - Africa, Central |
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Page 147
... A'skia , that is to say , in the six- teenth century of our era , quite distinct from the community of the Fúlbe or Féllani , as a tribe by themselves , settled to the S.E. of the Great River , where it enters the province of Másina ...
... A'skia , that is to say , in the six- teenth century of our era , quite distinct from the community of the Fúlbe or Féllani , as a tribe by themselves , settled to the S.E. of the Great River , where it enters the province of Másina ...
Page 150
... A'skia , a man of the name of ' Alí Fulánu , while in general it was the policy of the Songhay dynasty , which was begun by that great ruler of Negroland , to keep in check this tribe , the con- quering tendency of which could not but ...
... A'skia , a man of the name of ' Alí Fulánu , while in general it was the policy of the Songhay dynasty , which was begun by that great ruler of Negroland , to keep in check this tribe , the con- quering tendency of which could not but ...
Page 183
... A'skia , the rulers of Songhay , which he had perfectly in his head , and which were of the greatest importance in giving me an insight into the historical relation of the western countries of these regions with that of Central ...
... A'skia , the rulers of Songhay , which he had perfectly in his head , and which were of the greatest importance in giving me an insight into the historical relation of the western countries of these regions with that of Central ...
Page 379
... A'skia . A great many herds of cattle were to be seen on the left or southern side of the river , and gave life to the scenery . Our living also was not so bad , a couple of fine fishes , which we had succeeded in buying from some ...
... A'skia . A great many herds of cattle were to be seen on the left or southern side of the river , and gave life to the scenery . Our living also was not so bad , a couple of fine fishes , which we had succeeded in buying from some ...
Page 386
... A'skia , held the whole of these regions under his powerful sway . No less than four dwelling - places along this tract of the river had been destroyed on one and the same day by the father of Galáijo , the prince whom we had met on our ...
... A'skia , held the whole of these regions under his powerful sway . No less than four dwelling - places along this tract of the river had been destroyed on one and the same day by the father of Galáijo , the prince whom we had met on our ...
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A'hmed Bábá A'hmedu adorned Alí appearance Arab arrived Bélé belonging bernús Bórnu called camels cattle CHAP character chief clay considerable consisting corn cotton cross cultivated deléb palms distance district dúm palms emír encampment entered forest formed former Fúlbe Gágho Galaijo Gando ghaladíma Góberáwa governor greatly ground Gurma Hamda-Alláhi hamlet Háusa horses huts inhabitants Jolof journey Kábara Kanó Kátsena Kebbi latter Leo Africanus Mandingo Másina miles Mohammed Mohammedan morning Morocco Mósi mosque Mungo Park native Negroland Niger Othmán passed present province Púllo quarters rain rainy season reached region residence river road rocky ruler scarcely seemed sent sheet of water Sheikh Sheikh el Bakáy shells side Sídi situated Sókoto Songhay Songhay empire Songhay language Spanish dollars stay sultan swampy tamarind Tawárek tent Timbúktu tion town tract tribe valley village Waláti wall whole Wurno Zinder