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- 71 -Al-Hajj Bakr descended upon the village of Iskiya, known as Tikk, where he had his residence. The Pasha departed from there and dispatched men to every village of Kafar bin Nabar in the region. They destroyed them, fell upon eleven villages, and demolished them. They killed their men, while some fled. They captured their women and children and returned with their camp, safe and victorious, with no one harmed. This occurred during his tenure. Saeed bin Al-Qaid Ahmad bin Ali Al-Turki was appointed Kahia of his Surra Al-Fasiyin. His departure from Timbuktu was on the eve of Friday, the fifteenth of Muharram Al-Haram, in the year 155 AH. He returned in the month of Rabi' Al-Thani of the same year. He was then dismissed on Saturday, the twelfth of the aforementioned month. He remained in power for one year, eleven months, and ten days. He was then reinstated for a third time after the dismissal of Al-Qaid Saeed bin Al-Qaid Hamad bin Ali Al-Turki on Sunday, the fourteenth of Shawwal, the last month of the year 156 AH. This was because Al-Qaid Saeed bin Al-Qaid Ahmad killed Al-Kahia Ali bin Al-Jasim on the night of Saturday, the eighteenth of Rajab Al-Fard of that year. He waited for him at the door of the mosque of Sidi Yahya during the evening prayer until they prayed behind the Imam. He then went to his house. When he left the mosque and reached the house of Al-Gham Al-Imam, Al-Qaid Saeed Al-Turki intercepted him there with four of his companions. They beat him until he died. Then he returned to his house and was assisted by Al-Hizam. They bound them. After his return, people came and identified him to know who he was. They brought a confession and he was released. Then his family came and carried him to his house, where he was on the verge of death until he passed away that night. Al-Qaid Baba Sayyid was in Kibr at that time. As for Al-Qaid Saeed bin Mansur, he was in his village, Kibr Ta'a, and Al-Qaid Baba was in Iskiya. This was because Ms. 2 was killed. Ms. 3

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