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very prosperous and abundant, with much to eat and more injustice than anything else. Nothing was said in his time about hardship or suffering, except for the "black Eid" (slaves). They plundered and stole from people, and oppressed them day and night. No one took charge in the government or the Sultanate of Kabor, except that one of their "Eid" (slaves) rose up in Kabor with Al-Mird bin Ammar. Muhammad Sargh bin Al-Mubarak Bob Al-Fasi took charge of the country's government. He encompassed the demands from east, west, south, and north, by land and sea, from the countries, villages, and islands. He took Takkur, which was under their control, from the border of Kiki land to the border of Haqqi. Haqqi is from the land of Arwan, near the Kahita, and Haqqi is near Karkanki. He would take bundles of dried fish from them, which was a customary practice for the Sheikh of Ruway, and the Pashas would not take it from them. Likewise, the tribute of the people of Bakwir from the direction of Bank, from the Kina'i and others, was for whoever was accustomed to consultation. All of this was taken by the Pasha during this period. And whoever had the blood money for the villages of Kess and others, the Pasha seized it. Likewise, the inheritance of Sa'iba, or the treasury, or anything similar, or an inheritance that involved a claim by one of the archers, or a deposit, the Pasha did not leave it because of that. He was not given anything in return for it, due to his strength, his oppression, and his dominance, which God Almighty had bestowed upon him as retribution for them and for all people. And if one of them, or any person, insulted his "Eid" (slave) with an crooked tongue, or struck one of them or one of their children, or plundered something from them, they were unable to complain to their master.