A book saying: "I have sent you seven thousand, with each thousand a man who is...".

The tribe of Zubayr ibn al-Awwam may have mixed with them, and their heads were...

and the Bisharin. The Bisharin are three groups: one group on the Red Sea, from Tassir upwards, south to the borders of Suakin. Another group on the Atbara, and a group on the island of Atbara between them. In each group are several well-known sub-tribes.

And the Amran, a large tribe on the road to Berber, near Kono. They are divided into various sub-tribes, the most important of which are the Musyab, with the chief of the tribe and their center being Arbab.

And the Atidudwah, the strongest and most numerous of the Beja tribes, before they reached half a million people or more. They inhabit the desert between Khor Baraka and the Atbara, and the road to Berber and Suakin. They are divided into sub-tribes. One of them is named Al-Wail.

They are the chiefs of the tribe, and their center is Falke. It is said that their name is Mu'taq.

This is the meaning of Aud and Andoh, the tribe, and it means the black tribe. Some interpret it differently.

And Al-Talaqah, their center is Kalla. They are the rivals of the Atidudwah and loyal to the government.

And Banu Amir, they are east of Khor Baraka, from Aqiq to Senhit. Among them are...

a king named Khadamat... from Sennar. They are more inclined to peace than any other Beja tribe. Their camels are distinguished by the length of their humps. The hump of their camels reaches a meter or so in length.

They are divided into one or more sub-tribes. The most prominent is Al-Nabtab, who are their leaders and are descended from the Ja'alin. There is a faction known as the Beja, named after the jinn.

And another known as Al-Lakhassah, both of whom are looked down upon by the Arabs of Sudan.

Among the examples of these Beja and Lakhass are the cheapest of people.

And Al-Habab, they are east of Banu Amir, and they extend from Ras Kassala to Massawa. They are...

And Banu Amir are now divided between the government of Sudan and the government of Eritrea.

The Nubians. As for the Nubians, who are known in Egypt (as barbarians), they are confined to the Nile Valley between the first and fourth cataracts. They are a mixture of three races: the original Nubians, Arabs, and Turks. As for the Nubians, they are from the Beja, from among the peoples that formed the ancient Abyssinian kingdom. There is disagreement about their origin. Some say they are from the Beja and of one origin. Others associate them with the black Nubians who are in...

and Kordofan. Each of the two groups has speculative opinions that are not worth mentioning here.

They are now about four hundred men. As for the Arabs, they are those who settled the land after Islam, and they are the larger part.

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