On the same pattern in appearance and dress, the Sultan of Darfur, and his message about the reason for the blackness of his turban. He informed me that the origin of the Sultanate of Darfur belonged to his ancestors, and that the Sultan of the Fur had overcome it. The general populace of Sudan are aware of his sadness over the loss of his Sultanate. The eastern and southern sides are surrounded by many Bedouin Arabs, the Masiriya al-Hamra, al-Fulani, and every tribe from these tribes is countless in number. They are people of cattle, horses, and furnishings, and most of them are wealthy people. They do not spare their wealth for the settled people of the Fur, and they are followed by the tribe called Bani Jilada, because they are also people of cattle, but they penetrate into Darfur and cultivate. As for the settled people, among them are the Fazzara, who are the Hamid, al-Shin, Bani Imran, Bani Jari, the Masiriya al-Zarq, and others. And from each of these tribes, the Sultan takes a tribute from their wealth every year, but there is a difference in this. The Masiriya al-Hamra and al-Ziqayqat, due to their timing and their penetration into the desert, do not give their wealth to the ruling Sultan, and the governor is unable to take from their dignity without their consent. If he insists on that, he is expelled and perhaps killed. And the Sultan is unable to collect from them. I was informed that the Ziqayqat bit the hand of the Sultan, and he prepared an army for them, and they defeated it. He went out to them himself, and they fled. As for the...