THE MOORISH CONQUEST 305 but at the end of two years Mahmoud, still unsuccessful, was forced to withdraw, and to turn his attention to Timbuctoo and the Western Provinces. He left Djouder Pasha at Kagho in the capacity of lieutenant-governor, with the river, along which a chain of fortresses had been constructed, to serve as an eastern boundary. We can imagine the deposed commander-in-chief smiling grimly at the failure of his rival to achieve that which he himself had judged it best not to attempt.

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