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APPENDIX II. 
A FEW HISTORICAL FACTS RELATING TO GO'BER AND 
ZA'NFARA. 
(«.) Princes of Gober. 
Soba residing in Magale, one day west from Chebiri, made 
war against Gurma and Barba (Bargu), beyond the river 
Kwara, wherein he discovered a ford. 
U'ba Ashe succeeded to Soba. 
Babari, King of Gober, reigned about fifty years, was intro- 
duced by the chief men of Zanfara into Birni-n-Zanfara, then 
a wealthy place, and the centre of an important commerce 
(1764), which he conquered and destroyed; whereupon he 
founded Alkalawa, which then became the capital of Gober. 
This was the origin of the national hatred which exists be- 
tween the Goberawa and Zanfarawa. 
Dangude, killed by the A'sbenawa. 
Bawa, with the surname Mayaki, the warrior, on account 
of his restless and warlike character. During the eight years 
of his reign he only remained forty days in Alkalawa, waging 
war the whole time. 
Yakoba, a younger brother of Bawa, reigned seven years, 
was killed by Agoreggi, the ruler of Katsena, which place ap- 
pears at that time to have reached its highest degree of power. 
Btinu reigned seven years, died in Alkalawa. 
Yunfa reigned forty-four years. 
Dane or Dan Yunfa reigned six years, made war against 
'Othman the Reformer, son of Fodiye, when he was killed by 
Bello, son of f Othman at the taking of Alkalawa. 
