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- 58 -The truce ended after the dismissal of Commander Mahmoud, son of Commander Muhammad Boy, on Thursday, the fifteenth of Muharram, in the year one hundred and thirty-nine after the Hijra. The rebels were called upon, and four thousand mithqals were taken from them. Then two thousand five hundred were taken from them after leaving Khuzam. Then a messenger was sent to the land of Yنب and Kağ and Kis, calling upon all the riflemen who were there. They all responded to his call and answered his summons, but nothing was done for them, and no money was given to them. Then they returned to their homelands. Had, son of Commander Sinir, son of Mansur, was sent towards the land of Yنب and found the strife there between Commander Al-Harbar and his son Qadir, a grandson of Ahmad Sawwaq. The Tuareg of Tdkt sided with Commander Al-Harbar in the strife, along with the Tuareg of Tdkt in their entirety, along with their followers, except for Tdkt from outside the land of Yنب. As for his brother Qadir, and all the riflemen of Yنب, they were with the Tuareg of Aln, and with them also were all the Tuareg of Karm. The result is that Had, son of Commander Sinir, found the strife there had taken root among them and had begun. But what happened between them, he said, and they did not move, but there was nothing left for them but for some of them to fall upon others. Then the aforementioned Had entered into the strife and followed Qadir and the people of Yنب until they were at the head of the strife. It was before the Tuareg of Tdkt and Commander Al-Harbar built their envoy in the land of Yنب, asking him not to interfere between them with enmity and strife, and that none of you should help any of us. We will obey you for a bribe for that. If you do not follow any of us, then you are the Pasha's envoy. So Had, the aforementioned, was firm in his words and entered into the strife with all his followers who joined him, and he destroyed them all in the strife, and they all died in the strife, and only five or seven people remained. And Tdkt returned only with the aforementioned number of his men with whom he had gone. And the Pasha met the envoy upon his return to Tdkt, and Tdkt returned defeated [40]. He left his men in Agandal, and eight died with him, including Commander Basha, son of his brother, the aforementioned Commander Bashir, son of Mansur, and Commander.

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