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 4
... former occasion , the Tawárek or Berbers having originally formed an integral part of the settled population of Bórnu . These Díggera of Músa , who appear to have occupied these tracts at a former period , had evidently formed the firm ...
... former occasion , the Tawárek or Berbers having originally formed an integral part of the settled population of Bórnu . These Díggera of Músa , who appear to have occupied these tracts at a former period , had evidently formed the firm ...
Page 18
... former times having been driven from A'gadem , Bélkashí Farri , and Saw by the Tawárek , had found refuge in this district , where they preserve their nomadic ha- bits to some extent , and by no means contribute to the security of the ...
... former times having been driven from A'gadem , Bélkashí Farri , and Saw by the Tawárek , had found refuge in this district , where they preserve their nomadic ha- bits to some extent , and by no means contribute to the security of the ...
Page 20
... former occasion ) , the U'ngumá , and the Ká- guwá . The Jetko or Jotko , who live along the komádugu , west from the town of Yó , he described to me as identical with the Keléti , the very tribe which is repeatedly mentioned by the ...
... former occasion ) , the U'ngumá , and the Ká- guwá . The Jetko or Jotko , who live along the komádugu , west from the town of Yó , he described to me as identical with the Keléti , the very tribe which is repeatedly mentioned by the ...
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... former occasion * , was built by the king ' Alí Ghajidéni , to- wards the end of the fifteenth century , after the dynasty had been driven from its ancient seats in Kánem , and , after a desperate struggle between un- settled elements ...
... former occasion * , was built by the king ' Alí Ghajidéni , to- wards the end of the fifteenth century , after the dynasty had been driven from its ancient seats in Kánem , and , after a desperate struggle between un- settled elements ...
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... former times , when the empire was most flourishing , there was no such thing as a médresé , The intelligent Arab Ben ' Alí , in the interesting account which he gave to Lucas ( Proceedings of the African Association , vol . i . p . 148 ) ...
... former times , when the empire was most flourishing , there was no such thing as a médresé , The intelligent Arab Ben ' Alí , in the interesting account which he gave to Lucas ( Proceedings of the African Association , vol . i . p . 148 ) ...
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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