INDEX 505 Melle, Empire of {continued) Early history, 82, 105, 115 Ibn Batuta's visit, 1 34-141 Mansa Musa, reign of, 120-128 Practices similar to those of Aztecs, 137, 138 Practices similar to those of N.

Europe, 145, 149 Sends presents to King of Morocco, 75 76, 127 Songhay conquered, 120, 161 System of administration, 142-151 Trade and history of kings, 1 17-120 Meroe — Civilisation of, 219-222 Trade routes, 222-226 Mineral resources of N. Nigeria, 489 Misraim, burial of, 97 Missionaries on W. Coast, 326 Moguls. See Tamerlane Mohammed Abou Bekr. See Askia Mohammed ben Zergoun, 301-312 Mohammed el Kanemi, campaign against Sultan Bello, 388, 395, 396 Mohammed Koti, 202 Mohammedanism — Melle and Songhay accept, 118-121 Northern belt of Soudan converted, no Taxes recognised by, 468-470 Moors, The — Expulsion from Spain, 291-295 Songhay conquered under Djouder Pasha, 296-314 Morland, Colonel, 432, 433, 443 Morocco — Arabs conquer, 27, 28 City founded by Almoravides, 108 Embassy to kingdom of Melle, 76, 127 Gained by Merinites, 65, 66, 67 Learning and splendour at Fez, 74, 75 List of presents to Sultan of Turkey, 75, 76 Mossi, State of— Attacks Melle, 165, 175 Conquered by Askia, 192 Conquest by Sonni Ali, 178 Mungo Park — Journeys, 341, 351 Quoted, yji, 375, 376 Musa Nosseyr, and conquest of N.

Africa and Spain, 25-30 Muskets in use in Bornu, 278, 280 National African Co. formed, 352-355; (later see Royal Niger Co.)

Native labour. See Coloured labour, also Slave trade Negro, admixture of Arab blood, 83 Negroland. See also Soudan — Arab dealings with, 84 Early records, 81, 82 El Bekri's account, 85-87 Frontage upon civilisation reversed after 1500, 188 Genealogies and dynasties traced through female line, 119, 131 Inferior races driven south, 20-21, 22, 23 No Spanish Arab conquest prior to seventeenth century, 79 Physical features and boundaries, 79-80 Sidjilmessa, Zj Tide of progress from West eastward, also decadence, 78, 82 Western routes from N. Africa, 87-89 Niger, The — El Bekri's account, 105 Ibn Batuta's description, 133 Richness of lower reaches, 366 Trade of Niger Co. and Royal Niger Co. See those titles Watershed, value of, 352 Niger Company, trade expansion to North, 367-371 Nigeria — Boundaries of, 356-358, 362 Divided into North and South Nigeria, 363, 364 Geographical position, 7, 21 North Nigeria. See that title Race to secure treaty at Nikki 358-360 Nigretis Tribe, 20 Nikki, Treaty of, 359, 360 North Africa — Arab conquest, 24-29 Three natural zones, 7-9 Turkish conquest, 286-288, 294 2 K