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put to death the Mek Ranfi and sent for the Mek Badi, whom his
uncle, Sheikh Idri's, had deposed, and appointed him king. And Badi remained king until the coming of the late Isma'i'l Pasha the son of Effendi'na.
CLXII And in this same year 1218^ died the famous and learned feki 'Ali Bakadi.
CLXIII Then Sheikh Kamtur gathered together such of his family and relatives as remained with him and set out for Khashm el Bahr,
that is the east bank of the Nile, and settled there until the year '19^, and in the latter part of that year he moved northwards.
CLXIV And when Walad Ragab heard of this he had Kamtur pur-
sued until he was forced to cross the Nile. And Kamtur stopped at
Omdurman, and the 'Ulema and men of rehgion intervened and pre-
vented Muhammad's people [from touching Kamtur], so they re- turned to el Gedid, while Kamtur crossed over to the east bank and went back.
CLXV Meanwhile, Walad Ragab was camped at Walad Medani, and Walad Nasir went to Kassala [and stayed there] till the beginning of
1221^. CLXVI Then Walad Ragab and Walad Nasir fell out until they came to be actually at war, and their forces met at a place called
el Haraba and attacked each other, and the feki Zayn el 'Abdi'n walad el Sayyid was killed, and Walad Ragab was routed and driven to
el 'Aylafun, But Walad Nasir, instead of pursuing him, went home to Kassala and appointed as Sheikh his uncle Sheikh el Husayn walad Muhammad, while he himself with his slaves remained at Kassala enjoying and amusing himself.
CLXVII And Walad Ragab entered into correspondence with Sheikh
Kamtur and the family of Sulayman ("Awlad Sulayman"), and Sheikh Kamtur and his brethren came and camped at Abu Haraz,
and with them the Awlad Sulayman and the Awlad Shanbul, except-
ing Sheikh 'Adlan; and Walad Ragab met them there, and they entered into a compact to war upon Walad Nasir, and appointed as
their king one called 'Agban. CLXVIII (The author describes how in the middle of the year both Walad Nasir and his brother died suddenly on the same day. The slaves of Walad
Nasir and of [his uncle] 'Adlan [walad Muhammad Abu el Kaylak] then fell to quarrelling together, as Walad Nasir had only left a small son and
'Adlan's slaves preferred their master's son Muhammad. The two factions fought and 'Adlan's slaves fled and joined Muhammad Walad Ragab and Kamtur. With this new addition to his forces Walad Ragab then attacked
1 1803 A.D. ^ 1804 A.D. ^ 1806 A.D, (reading \cv» for \T.r).