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APPENDIX IX. 
Songhay. 
AD. 
A.H. 
Neighbouring Kingdoms. 
ticulars with regard to its situ- 
ation, except the distance of fifteen 
days from Ghanata, and especially 
neglects to determine its situation 
with regard to Gogo : but there is 
no doubt that it was identical with 
the Kukia of A'hmed Baba, the old 
capital, Ca da Mosto's Cochia.* 
This town, therefore, which was lying 
at the very outset of the Egyptian 
caravan road, already at that time 
was inhabited exclusively by Mo- 
hammedans, while all around were 
idolaters. It was the greatest 
market for gold in all Negro- 
land, although the quality of the 
gold brought to Audaghost was 
better than that exported from 
Kugha. Besides gold, salt, wod'a 
or shells (from Persia ?), copper 
anti cupiiui ui uiii \[^JiTr,J • J vvcic 
the chief articles of trade. 
1076 
469 
Ghanata conquered by the Sen- 
haja, and great- part of the 
inhabitants, as well as the 
neighbouring districts of Ne- 
groland, compelled by the 
Merabetm to embrace the 
Mohammedan faith. 
Towards the end of the fifth century 
of the Hejra, Timbuktu, or Turn- 
Vmf 11 -fminrlpfl T>v tllP T fTtOSflELCrn 
(Tawarek), especially the tribes of 
the Pdenan and the Imedidderen, 
after it had been for a time their 
occasional camping ground, just 
as was the case with A'rawan. First 
settlement at Bosebango. It was 
at first a small market place for 
the inhabitants of the province of 
R'ad. (?) 
A'bu Bakr ben 'Omar takes up 
his residence in this part of 
Negroland. 
1087-8 
480 
A'bu Bakr ben 'Omar dies. 
* Aloise Ca da Mosto, Navigazione, c 14. 
