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piastres." It is remarked that Khurshid Pasha had collected the scattered natives, relieved the effects of past famines and stamped out sedition ; but Ahmad Pasha even surpassed him in the success of his measures and attained to great popularity, for he vv^as fairspoken, no lover of bloodshed, firm of will, sparing of words, and insisted on his orders being carried out without procrastination.). . .

CCXC And he remained at el Khartoum for a time and set the

affairs of the provinces in order ; and then he went to the neighbour-

hood of Walad Medani, leaving behind him 'Abd el Kadir Agha to act for him at el Khartoum. And while he was away in those parts, in Ramadan of the same year, His Highness . . . Effendina Muhammad

'Ali Pasha honoured the country with a visit and entered el Khar-

toum . . . (The author speaks of the Hakimdar returning, and the re-

ception of him and the chief functionaries by the Pasha, and their joy thereat. Muhammad 'Ali Pasha then went south with the Hakimdar "as far as the mountains of Fazoghli," and held a reception for all the chief Sheikhs of the country, such as Sheikh Ahmad Abu Sin, and presented them with robes.). . .

CCXCI Then His Highness turned his attention to searching for mines and remained for some time in those parts. Afterwards he returned to el Khartoum, in the month of el Higga in the same year, and after a short stay there returned to el Mahrusa.

CCXCII The Hakimdar, however, remained awhile in the [southern]

mountains and came back to el Khartoum early in 1255^. Thence he proceeded to Dongola and stayed a few days there. He then turned back and reached Shendi, where he heard news of the flight of Ahmad walad el Mek. So he pursued him accompanied by some troops and the Malik Kanbal ; but the latter was killed the same year.

His Highness then returned to el Khartoum. CCXCIII On the 4th of Showdl in the same year died the learned Sidi Muhammad el Bulaydi, the Mufti.

CCXCI V In 1256^ the Hakimdar went to the neighbourhood of el Taka with the Gehadia and cavalry composed of Delatia, Mo- GHARBA and Shaikia, and remained there till the district had sub-

mitted. Then he made it a mudiria and appointed as governor

Kurkatli 'Omar Kashif.

CCXCV The same year there v/as a very high Nile; and Ahmad Hashim, the vice-governor [wakil el mudiria] died; and His Excellence Mustafa Bey, the Governor of el Khartoum, returned from Kordofan to el Khartoum sick and there died.

CCXCVI After the return of the Hakimdar from el Taka he appointed Hamdi Musa Bey Mirdldi to succeed Mustafa Bey as Governor of

1 1839 A.D. ^ 1841 A.D.