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His horse fell on the ground, and he was able to get up and move. He was wearing two iron armors. The Ba'aliyya attacked him with spears and swords until he was killed, may God have mercy on him. He was wounded even after his death, and it was found that a piece of his armor was flapping from a sword strike and a spear thrust. His wife, Muhammad Shilfut, thought he was still alive and would take him as a prisoner. He found them, drew his sword, and plunged into them, killing several heroes. He avenged himself, and finally, they ganged up on him and killed him too, after he had killed more than twenty of the brave men. Now that we have mentioned the death of the noble Sheikh Muhammad Kara, let us begin with his story and how he met his end. We will also discuss the Sultans of Darfur, as we have learned from reliable sources and as informed by Najm al-Ghafir from Mustalham. They said that Sultan Muhammad Fadl was the son of Sultan Abd al-Rahman, son of Sultan Ahmad Bakr. Sultan Ahmad Bakr had seven sons: Omar, Abu al-Qasim, Riz, Rifa, Tirab, Tahir, and Abd al-Rahman, who was orphaned at a young age. When he was dying, he gathered his ministers and made the succession to all his sons, to be taken by the eldest first, and so on. He stipulated that none of his descendants would inherit this position after their extinction.

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