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CLXXXVII Then he returned to Sennar without having fought. In '26^ occurred a war between the Sa'adab and the Gimi'ab in which was killed el Arbab Banuka [i.e. Ban el Nuka], a brave and noble and pious man; and a number of his cousins fell with him, and the remainder took to flight ; and as a result of this war the power of

the Gimi'ab was greatly enhanced and their heads were raised over the kings of the Gamu'ia and Walad 'Agib.

CLXXXVIII In '272 Walad 'Adlan set out to collect tribute from the Rufa'a Arabs in the vicinity of Gebel Moya; and el Labayh fled from him but was pursued by the troops and overtaken, and some of his people were killed and much booty taken.

CLXXXIX In '28^ Walad 'Adlan went to el Turfaya and stayed there awhile, and there came to him Sheikh Khalifa with a certain Effendi. And in the same year there appeared a comet, which was

followed by a severe famine; and that year was called "The Year of

Hardship" ['' Sannat el Gibis"].

CXC In '29'* died Sheikh Hasan ibn el Sheikh 'Abd el Rahman walad Ban el Nuka. He was the possessor of a library of books, all

of which were lost at the time of Nimr's revolt in the Turkish days.

There also died the pious el Hag Dafa'alla walad DayfuUa this year at el Halfaya. . .

CXCI (The author describes how in the same year Walad 'Adlan, who was at 'Abud, prepared to attack Nasir walad 'Agib, the 'Abdullabi, at el Halfaya. Ke was interrupted by news that the Mek Badi was starting from

Sennar against him and had enhsted the Kamati'r, i.e. the Awlad Kamtur, to assist him. Walad 'Adlan therefore turned south and besieged the Mek,

but a friendly agreement was soon reached and Walad 'Adlan visited the Mek at Sennar and was received with due honour. In 1231^ Walad 'Adlan

resumed the offensive against Nasir walad 'Agib and replaced him by Nasir walad 'Abdulla. This however was only a temporary move, as, on his return to Sennar, Walad 'Adlan ordered the reinstatement of Nasir walad 'Agib.). . .

CXCII And in 1232^ the most learned and pious Sherif, the noble

el Sayyid Muhammad 'Othman el Mirghani el Mekki, visited Sennar and met its rulers and called upon all men to follow his tarika;

but only a few people did so, and the rulers paid no heed to him but wished to test him by examination ; so they brought forward the feki

Ibrahim walad Bakadi, one of the most brilliant of the 'Ulefna, to examine him. And the feki Ibrahim arrived at Sennar with a racking

headache, and the pain increased until he died, — and this before he had ever met the Sherif.

I1811A.D. 2 j3j2A.D. 31813A.D.

^ 1814A.D. ^ 1816A.D. ^ 1817A.D.