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As for the entry of this immediate family into Darfur, its inhabitants, and their intermarriage with the region, this migration occurred in the middle of the 13th century AD. The evidence for this is clear, and it is believed that their origins trace back to groups inhabiting the region. The migration of these groups occurred during that period. If we assume the arrival of these families to the region was through the Riq or the Bin Al-Arab, then the transfer of these groups to the region occurred over fifty years, from the central province. Their groups began to gather in trade centers. If we link these gatherings to the Arab developments in the middle and lower Nile Valley, which contributed to large migrations around the middle of the 13th century AD, the 7th Hijri century, we find that groups from Upper Egypt came to the Fur region at that time. The evidence for this is clear, especially in the groups of Al-Ma'aliyah, Al-Ma'alamid, and Al-Zabadiyah. It is believed that their origins trace back to groups living to this day in the northern region of the Adfo and Debo centers. This invasion occurred during the reign of Sultan Muhammad Hussein bin Muhammad Al-Fadl (1874-1349 AH). The leader of this group was reinstated. The Egyptian governor Muhammad Sa'id Pasha sent him gifts on this occasion. This sultanate remained for three centuries, inherited by its sultans from father to son. Sultan Muhammad Al-Fadl bin Abd Al-Rahman coincided with Muhammad. When the Egyptian armies led by Al-Daftardar conquered Kordofan, it was expected that the conquest would continue into Darfur. However, events in Shandi and the burning of the Amir Ismail bin Muhammad Ali and his companions, and the subsequent disturbances, took up all of Al-Daftardar's time and effort, and Muhammad Ali's armies were unable to conquer it. In the year 1352 AH. And during the reign of Khurshid Pasha, Abu Madin, brother of Sultan Muhammad Al-Fadl, arrived in Khartoum seeking permission to travel to Egypt to meet His Excellency, and then to perform the Hajj. Khurshid Pasha inquired.

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