The Beydan tribes in the Mauritanian Basin and Coast 42 The Emir of Adrar was no longer able to impose any rights on them. The settlement of the people of Bourda next to the Afakiyin and the Bahiraini region caused great damage to their herds. Therefore, in 1912, they obtained permission to reclaim their old grazing lands on the outskirts of the province, due to their insistence. Since that date, they have shown great loyalty to us and have demonstrated their recognition of our favor with several proofs. From that date, they were administratively linked to the region of Walata-Nema. A large number of the people of Bourda dedicate themselves to trade, especially salt trade. A few hundred of their camels, numbering between 400 and 800 heads, participate in the Azlay (19) of Taoudenni. They participated in the Azlay of Awlad Alloush in the winter of 1817 with five camels. One of their men gained a kind of fame as a religious man, Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-Mukhtar bin Abd al-Malik, who was learned and highly respected. He had been offered the position of judge several times before, but he always refused it. However, he never hesitated to play the role of a judge and a peacemaker. In the end, he became a sworn judge in the court of the governors. The tribal judge is Abd al-Malik, nicknamed Ana bin Ahmed bin Ana, born around 1860. He is an intelligent man, open to culture, and enjoys an excellent reputation. He completed his studies with the famous governor of Walata, [the jurist] Muhammad Yahya Walad Ab. He received the Tijani Sufi order from Muhammad bin Sidi Othman Al-Walani. Most of the people of Bourda belong to this order, influenced by the aforementioned Muhammad. The older generations remained Qadiri, followers of an old school of this order managed by the student Ana, who was a famous religious man in his time. Education is widespread in this tribe. Most children attend Quranic schools. If this is not possible, the father himself teaches his children the basics of Arabic language and religion. There are a large number of Quranic schools, and they are learning gradually, because they add some general education lessons to their Quranic lessons. They are Boukr bin Al-Taleb Ahmed, born around 1889, and Boukr bin Sidi Ibrahim, born around 1885, and Muhammad bin Hanna bin Al-Taleb, born around 1875. Generally, their sons go to Walata to complete their higher education.

Third: Termez 1. Historical Overview Termez, the ancestor of the tribe, as we have seen, descends from Rizq bin Jaafar bin Dawood bin Orouq. He seems to have lived in the 15th century and left behind him at his death a well-formed group, comprising three branches that bore the names of his three sons: Awlad Al-Tawilab, Awlad Abi, and Awlad Ghubaid. (19) In Soninke language - the three camels that carry salt, according to most uses.