The Ghodda was taken by surprise by the enemy, so he endured two hundred and fifty thousand riyals and sabakarat, and distributed them among his people to fire them at the enemy with their rifles. It happened that one of his rifles hit the head of the Sultan of Darfur, killing him. Zubair's people slaughtered his son beside him, and they defeated the enemy completely and subdued the kingdom of the Egyptian government.

When Zubair saw that this victory had been achieved and that the Egyptian government had benefited from his efforts, he asked it to grant him the title of Governor of Darfur as a reward for his service. It refused, but granted him the title of Pasha. Therefore, he gathered his aides and gathered the Ghayfu under a shabra between Shaka and Al-Ubayyid, and they all pledged to be united and to fulfill his requests. He then collected one hundred thousand pounds from them and took them to Cairo, Egypt, hoping to fulfill his requests from the government. When he arrived in Cairo, the prominent people of the city welcomed him with honor and respect. He stayed among them for a while, then wanted to leave Cairo, but was not permitted to do so. The Egyptian government appointed him a monthly salary of no less than one hundred pounds. He remained there until the British developed fear and suspicions about him, so they suddenly arrested him and sent him under guard to Gibraltar not long ago.

The Egyptian government saw it as imperative to quell the rebellion before it ignited and to support the enslaved people freed from the yoke of Mr. Gaim. Therefore, it appointed Gordon Pasha to carry out its orders in Sudan, and this has been previously mentioned. Gordon was a prince of the Amis. Before we begin to discuss Gordon's actions, we will mention a little about the location of Sudan and its inhabitants, so that the reader may have insight into what follows with us in terms of narrative and detail.