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as the names of some of the kings who preceded Sale 
evidently show that the influence of Islamism, at least 
to outward appearance, was felt at a much earlier 
date. 
With regard to the order of succession from Mdsa 
down to Sale, it seems that Masa was succeeded by a 
prince of the name of U'ngo Ana-smadii, who was 
followed by U'ngo Ana-logon, the prince to whom, 
possibly, the present name of the country Log6n is to 
be referred ; he was succeeded by Mogha 'AH, then 
followed Mogha K&der, and then the predecessor of 
Sale, namely, M& Salikwa. Hence, at the very 
utmost the Mohammedan religion is not above sixty 
years old in this country ; and many of the younger 
inhabitants of the place are well aware that their 
fathers were pagans by birth, and afterwards turned 
Mohammedans. Of course their Islam, even at pre- 
sent, is of a poor character; and the whole know- 
ledge of religious matters which they possess, with 
the exception of a few elevated persons, consists of a 
few phrases which they learn by heart without under- 
standing their meaning, and the practice of circum- 
cision. In the country towns, however, even at 
present, most of the people are pagans. 
The inhabitants of Logon fought repeatedly with 
their neighbours and kindred of Mandara, and seem 
to have been successful in that direction. They are 
also said to have once destroyed the town of Mele, 
which lies on the eastern side of the river Shari, and 
to have killed all the male inhabitants. The former 
