The Basin and the Mauritanian Coast 52 religious and they were able to Sheikh, his son Sidi Khalifa. His son Al-Hajj Sidi Muhammad, and his grandson Sheikh Al-Nas continued his political policy and were able to By their arrival, they achieved unity and independence for the new entity, and the Caliphate was held after Sheikh Al-Nas by his son Sidi Abdullah, then Sidi Khalifa bin Sidi Abdullah, then Sidi Ahmedna bin Sidi Khalifa. Sidi Ahmedna was leading the tribe during the French occupation. He submitted from the beginning, but he did not hesitate to flee and join the Awlad Alloush. A military convoy set out from Neri on October 31, 1898, and landed in Bassetto, which was then inhabited by the people of Al-Hajj Al-Hassan. He returned them to leadership. After some time, their chief sought safety and resumed his leadership. When he reached old age, he requested in 1902 to transfer the leadership to his son Sidi Khalifa before his death in 1908. This resulted in some disturbances caused by his brother Al-Hajj Al-Hussein and his cousin Sidaty, as the former, like the latter, wanted to take over the leadership. In fact, Uncle Ben Al-Habib bin Sheikh Al-Nas, and the aforementioned Sidaty, exercised that leadership for some time after the escape of Sidi Ahmedna, the aforementioned. In any case, Sidi Khalifa, son of Sidi Ahmedna, was appointed chief, and the opposition eventually ceased. The people of Al-Hajj [Al-Hassan] today have continuous and friendly relations with the Iflan Limbara, as they accompany them in their travels and are linked to them by many ties, and Sidi Ahmedna's son is an Iflani woman. This branch, which enjoyed a degree of religious influence in the era of its founders, the righteous men, has today returned to a normal status, and it travels with the group of Awlad Zaid. Kosta is considered a village of Haratin and their agriculture, and the branch today has no religious character, except for the Imam and the teacher of the school, Ahmed bin Al-Faqih, who is a student of Tijani of Fadhi and the son of [Al-Faqih] Muhammad Yahya and the people of Ab. The Awlad Mim, who, as we said before, are from Awlad Zaid, are divided into two small secondary branches that move within the circle of Scollo and Issa Bir, and each of them is linked to one of these two circles. The secondary branch in Scollo, i.e., the people of Aki, contains about twenty tents, and their chief is Muhammad bin Muhammad Dede. They are linked during the winter to the vicinity of Lake Nda, and in the summer to Farmaki. The secondary branch in Issa Bir consists of the people of Akhe, and the center of agriculture and Haratin of this secondary branch is in Boudoubadi. Fifth: The Jaafra a. Historical Overview The Jaafra are the last Arab group descending from Dawood bin Arrouq through the two sons of Jaafar bin Dawood: Hadaj and Mansour. The generation of Al-Hadaja and Al-Manasir; and over time, a fusion occurred between the two branches.