matters until he rose to the Grand Vizierate through his good management and conduct in the Kingdom of Darfur. He was so influential that no one was above the Sultan, and God had bestowed upon him cunning, shrewdness, courage, boldness, and resourcefulness to achieve his goals. We will detail his biography and the biographies of Sultan Abd al-Rahman, his son Sultan Muhammad Fadl, and his brother Sultan Muhammad Tirab, God willing. We set out from al-Wali to Tadli, which was the seat of the Sultan in the early days of the Shawakila tribe. They call it al-Fashir, and the Sultan is called Fashir by them. We traveled for two days, a journey of dust and heat, and entered on the third day. We found a land teeming with inhabitants, bustling with people, both mounted and on foot, sitting and walking, birds flying and camels roaring, and horses galloping. We entered the house of the scholar Malik, and found him in his courtyard surrounded by servants, retainers, and supplicants. We entered and greeted him. He received us with great honor and welcomed us. My uncle introduced himself, and he embraced him and smiled upon him, welcoming me. Then my uncle gave him the book that belonged to him and the books that belonged to the state. He read his book, welcomed us, and designated a place for us where we settled our belongings. Then we went to visit Sheikh Muhammad Kara. We saw a house with an abundance of horses and livestock, more than could be counted. We entered and found him sitting in a council.