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 3 |
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... A'hmed Bábá , the Historian . - His Authority . - Origin of Timbuktu . - Form of Name . - Sonni ' Alí . — Háj Mohammed A'skíá . - Condition of Songhay Empire . -List of Provinces . - Power of the Governors . - Despotic Rule . - Heir ...
... A'hmed Bábá , the Historian . - His Authority . - Origin of Timbuktu . - Form of Name . - Sonni ' Alí . — Háj Mohammed A'skíá . - Condition of Songhay Empire . -List of Provinces . - Power of the Governors . - Despotic Rule . - Heir ...
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... A ́hmed el Bakáy .... 649 VIII . Two Poems of the Sheikh el Bakáy , wherein he satirizes the Fulbe of Másina ......... 650 Translation of the two Poems of A'hmed el Bakáy .. 655 IX . Chronological Table of the History of Songhay and the ...
... A ́hmed el Bakáy .... 649 VIII . Two Poems of the Sheikh el Bakáy , wherein he satirizes the Fulbe of Másina ......... 650 Translation of the two Poems of A'hmed el Bakáy .. 655 IX . Chronological Table of the History of Songhay and the ...
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... A'hmed , the fellow of whom I have already spo- ken on my journey to Kánem , and who , though a person of very indifferent abilities , and at the same time very self - conceited on account of his Islám , was yet valued by me for his ...
... A'hmed , the fellow of whom I have already spo- ken on my journey to Kánem , and who , though a person of very indifferent abilities , and at the same time very self - conceited on account of his Islám , was yet valued by me for his ...
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... A'hmed , the fellow of whom I have already spo- ken on my journey to Kánem , and who , though a person of very indifferent abilities , and at the same time very self - conceited on account of his Islám , was yet valued by me for his ...
... A'hmed , the fellow of whom I have already spo- ken on my journey to Kánem , and who , though a person of very indifferent abilities , and at the same time very self - conceited on account of his Islám , was yet valued by me for his ...
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... A'hmed , to whom I was indebted for a couple of hours very pleasantly and usefully spent during my stay in Yóla , and for the route from Mozambique to the Lake Nyanja , or , as it is commonly called , Nyassi . I for a moment hoped that ...
... A'hmed , to whom I was indebted for a couple of hours very pleasantly and usefully spent during my stay in Yóla , and for the route from Mozambique to the Lake Nyanja , or , as it is commonly called , Nyassi . I for a moment hoped that ...
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A'hmed adorned afternoon Alí appearance Arab arrived Aswánek Bábá Bakáy Bámbara belonging Berber boat Bórnu branch called camels cattle character chief companions considerable consisting corn cross cultivation date palms desert distance district dúm palms emír encampment farther formed former Fulbe Fullán Gágho Gando Gógó governor greatly ground Gurma Háj Hamda-Alláhi hamlet Hausa horses huts inhabitants Jódar journey Kábara Kanó Kátsena Kebbi king ksar Kúkawa latter Mandingo miles morning Morocco Mósi Mungo Park musquitoes native Negroland Niger night o'clock Omár passed present proceeded province quarters rain reached region residence river road rocky sandy downs scarcely seems sent sheet of water sheikh shore side situated Sókoto Songhay Songhay empire Songhay language Spanish dollars sunrise swampy Tawárek Temght tent thunder-storm Timbúktu town tract trees tribe valley village Waláti Welád Weled whole Zínder