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And in it, may God Almighty have mercy on him, died Sayf al-Din Nuq, son of 'Aqib, son of 'Abd al-Wahid. And in it, the Sultan Mawlay 'Abd al-Malik died, and his brother Mawlay Ahmad al-Dhahabi succeeded him. He sent to Askia Dawud a tribute of ten thousand dinars as a gift, and he gave him more than his share of his wealth and generosity, and it was the cause of affection and connection. When the news of Askia Dawud's death reached him, he grieved and sat for condolences. And at the end of this year, Kerman Fari Ya'qub died, and he remained in it for sixteen years and five months. And on Tuesday, the twelfth of Muharram, in the year eighty-six and nine hundred, the judge al-'Aqib began rebuilding the mosque of Sankari. And he entered the month in it. And the dispute between the sons of Sheikh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Karim and Bahi Sankari began since the death of Askia Dawud, who was appointed governor in the month of Shawwal of this year. And in the month of Ramadan, in the year eighty-six and nine hundred, his son Muhammad ibn Kerman was appointed Sultan. And at the end of Dhu al-Qi'dah, he left Kaga and arrived on Tuesday, the twenty-ninth of it, and arrived in Timbuktu at the beginning of Dhu al-Hijjah. And his son Al-Hajj Fari was appointed, and he entrusted the affairs of Kerman Dhari Muhammad ibn Kerman to all his affairs.

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