I have read the works from which I drew for my journey, numbering twenty-six. Here is a table containing the names of the most famous Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and European authors that I consulted in compiling this book.

In the reign of Frederick IV, in the year 1847, a German society was formed under the presidency of Dr. Richard Lepsius. It was sent to Africa, and its expedition went beyond the Sahara. Then came the travels of those who entered Africa: Mungo Park, Grant, Denham, Clapperton, Lander, and Dr. Schönberg, who traveled for a long time in Central Africa.

And from the travels of the famous German traveler "Burckhardt" in the year 1815. And from the travels of the famous French traveler Monsieur "Caillié" in the year 1828. And from the travels of the famous traveler Monsieur "Barth". And from the history of "Herodotus," one of the most famous Greek historians, on the ancient history of Egypt.

Ibn Khaldun "Sudan" by Toum Shukeir "Modern Egypt" by the esteemed scholar Girgi Bey Zaidan "History of the Prophets and Kings" by Imad al-Din "Annals of History" "The Splendor of the Present in the News of Egypt and Cairo" by Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti "History of Ibn al-Athir" "Summary of Histories" "Treasures of Antiquities" by the teacher Butrus al-Bustani "The New Tawfiqi Plans of Egypt and Cairo" by Ismail "History of the Arabs Before Islam" by Ali Pasha Mubarak Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi "Crescent and Cross in Turkey" by Khalil Bey "The Unique Necklace" "History of the Shahnameh" in Persian by Abul Qasim "The Plans of al-Maqrizi" "Firdaws al-Tawari" "Biographies of Notables" by Ibn Khallikan "History of the Garden of the Wise" in Persian "Egypt for Egyptians" by Khalil Naguib "General History" by Petrie "Crown of Histories" by Hasan Bey "The Great Book of Travels" by Mungo Park "The Travels of the Great Explorer" by Grant and Denham "The Travels of Clapperton and Lander" "The Travels of Dr. Schönberg" "The Travels of Burckhardt" "The Travels of Caillié" "The Travels of Barth" "The History of Herodotus" "Ibn Khaldun's History" "Sudan" by Toum Shukeir "Modern Egypt" by Girgi Bey Zaidan "History of the Prophets and Kings" by Imad al-Din "Annals of History" "The Splendor of the Present in the News of Egypt and Cairo" by Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti "History of Ibn al-Athir" "Summary of Histories" "Treasures of Antiquities" by Butrus al-Bustani "The New Tawfiqi Plans of Egypt and Cairo" by Ismail "History of the Arabs Before Islam" by Ali Pasha Mubarak "Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi" "Crescent and Cross in Turkey" by Khalil Bey "The Unique Necklace" "History of the Shahnameh" in Persian by Abul Qasim "The Plans of al-Maqrizi" "Firdaws al-Tawari" "Biographies of Notables" by Ibn Khallikan "History of the Garden of the Wise" in Persian "Egypt for Egyptians" by Khalil Naguib "General History" by Petrie "Crown of Histories" by Hasan Bey