So8 INDEX i Timber in N. Nigeria, 486 Timbuctoo — Art of ancient Egypt existing in, 161 Canal to Aiwalatin constructed, 178 Conquered by Mansa Musa, 126 Foundation of, 108, 113, 114 Embellished by Askia Daouad, 214 Ibn Batuta's visit, 149 Learning and wealth, 202-209 Sacked and burnt by Sonni Ah, 167-171 Sacked by Moors, 300-302, 306-310 Tin Yeroutan, Berber king, 92, 93 Trade routes to Central Africa, 223-226 Tropical administration, 1-6 Tuaregs — Found Timbuctoo, 113 Repossess Timbuctoo, 164, 165 Struggle with Fulani, 385 Struggle with Moors, 306-307, 385 Tunis — Centre of learning and splendour, 73 Musa constructs a fleet at, 27 Turkish Empire — Conquers coasts of Mediterranean, 288-289 Conquers N. Coast of Africa, 286-288, 294 Mameluke dynasty in Egypt, 286 Underground city in Central Africa, 225 Vasco da Gama sails round Cape of Good Hope, 187-188 Veil worn by desert tribes, 92 Wahumas of Eastern Africa resemble Fulani, 380 Wall of Dalouka, Abyssinia through Nubia, 233, 234 Wangara Province — A buffer state, 273, 274 Great gold country, 1 1 1 Persian extraction of the people, 94, 95 Throws off yoke of Ghana, 115 West African Frontier Police raised, 361 West Coast of Africa — British policy to withdraw from native affairs, 345-349 Early colonies on seaboard only, 345 European settlements — History of, 322-332 Spheres of influence, Crown Colonies, 343 Low type of native, 333-335 Portuguese explore, 175, 176 Slave trade. See that title Trade — Firearms, spirits — evils of, 340, 343, 368 Modern, 344 Willcocks, Sir James, 361 Women, position of — In Bornu, 279 Under Arab civilisation, 39, 49 Under Ommeyades, 131 Yellow labour. See Coloured labour Yoruba tribe, traditions of, 227, 228 Zaghari, town of, 133 Zaria, 437, 441, 442 Zaryab, 45, 46 Zingari or gypsy race, 15, 379 Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson 6 Co.

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