364 THE NATIVE MANUSCRIPTS iv.d7.xlii.

to a place called el 'Atshan, and slew el Amin Aradib, and returned victorious.

XLIII And in his days lived the pious saint Ahmad walad el Turabi.

And Badi reigned, honoured and respected, until his death in 1127^ after a reign of twenty-seven^ years.

XLIV After him came to the throne his son Ounsa; and he gave himself up to frivolous amusement and the practice of immorality, until the news of his doings reached the Fung in the south, namely the troops of Lulu, and they determined to depose him, for it is they who depose and appoint whatever king they choose without any slaying.

XLV And when they reached their decision they moved north-

wards until they reached el Kabush near Sennar, and then appointed

Nul to rule as king, and sent word to king Ounsa saying " If you put your vizier to death we will confirm you in your old position and not

oppose you." Then Ounsa did as they bid him, and after some demur slew his vizier and sent the herald and some of the chief men ['omad] of Sennar to request forgiveness in accordance with their promise. But they paid no attention to these and maintained their resolve to depose him; and when he had abandoned all hope he begged for immunity for himself and his family, and this they granted him, and his reign came to an end.

XLVI This was in 1130^, and he was the last of the line of Fung kings who belonged to the royal family.

XLVII He was succeeded by King Nul, a connection of the Ounsab

family on the mother's side. He did not belong to the stock of the kings who preceded him, but his appointment was merely agreed upon because he was a sensible man and an orthodox follower of the Faith. And indeed the common opinion of him was justified, for he showed himself just and steady in his conduct, and in his days the

people had complete rest, so that they called him "El Nom"

[" Sleep"] because he was so just. He reigned until his death in the

eighth month of 1135'*.

XLVIII After him ruled his son King Badi "Abu Shelukh"; and he was the last of the kings who were powerful, for at the close of his reign the Sheikhs of the Hamag overcame him, and the constitutional appointment of kings became a farce, and all power, whether of loosing or of binding, passed into the hands of the Hamag.

XLIX Now the Hamag are a section of those Arabs who are descended

from the Anwab [i.e. Nuba], or, as another account says, a branch of

^ 1 71 5 A.D. 2 reading ty for ? r.

^ 1718 A.D. 4 1723 A.D.