Egyptian Sudan 28 Ibrahim to help his brother Ismail organize the country and ordered him to continue the march to the sources of the Nile, as reaching and possessing them was the first and highest goal of possessing Sudan. The two princes agreed to reorganize the army and divide it into two parts. One part would continue the march on the Blue Nile to discover its source and discover gold mines in the land of Shongul, and the other part would continue the march on the White Nile. Prince Ismail set out for the land of Kazo Gali, and Prince Ibrahim set out for the land of the Dinka. Diwan Effendi remained governor of Sennar. When Ibrahim reached Jabal al-Qurayn, he was afflicted with malaria and returned to Egypt. The command was taken over by his brother Tuson until he reached the end of the Dinka land. Prince Ismail completed the conquest of the land of Kazo Gali and Kaiu searched for gold mines in Shongul, but it turned out to be scarce. During Prince Ismail's absence from Sennar, Diwan Effendi and his scribe, Al-Mu'allim Hatta, agreed to impose taxes on the people, which caused an uprising. When Prince Ismail learned of the news, he returned quickly, abolished the taxes, and pardoned the rebels. At the same time, Muhammad Ali had prepared an army to conquer Kordofan, led by his son-in-law Muhammad Bey al-Daftardar. Kordofan was part of the Sultanate of Darfur. Al-Makama fought him fiercely, defeated him, and entered Al-Abyad, its capital, and advanced to conquer Darfur. Before reaching Darfur, Prince Ismail, while in Sennar, learned that King Ghara, the king of Al-Sadab in Shandi, was preparing for a rebellion in the vicinity of Shandi in December 1823. King Ghara was brought and threatened, and a tribute was imposed on him. The man showed obedience. When night fell, he gathered his slaves and they surrounded the house where Prince Ismail and his men were sleeping and set it on fire. They all escaped, and the traitor fled. The commanders then executed those who participated in this treachery. Daftardar hurried from Kordofan to take revenge on the king, but he fled from him. His accomplices were punished. He then went to the land of Abyssinia, where he remained until the time of Mu'id Pasha.