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into which he introduced Islamism ; and he is stated 
also to have increased the capital to its present ex- 
tent. The beginning of his reign falls about ten 
years after the foundation of the empire of Waday 
by 'Abd el Kerim the son of Yame. As to the order 
of his successors (all the Moslim kings of Bagfrmi 
numbering fourteen), it seems to be as follows : — 
To 'Abd- Allah succeeded, as it seems, Wonja, who 
was succeeded by his son Laweni, after whom fol- 
lowed Bugomanda. Of these princes very little, if 
anything, appears to be known. But then followed 
a glorious reign, which marked another epoch in the 
history of Bagirmi — I mean the reign of the king 
Mohammed el Amin, who, on account of his having 
performed a pilgrimage to Mekka, is also called el 
Haj ; for this prince not only administered the go- 
vernment of his country with more justice than his 
predecessors had done, and made it respected by his 
neighbours, but he also considerably extended his do- 
minion and sway, as he not only subdued the formerly 
independent kingdom of Babaliya, which at a former 
period had belonged to Kanem, and whose king 
(of the name of Kabdu) he put to death, but he is 
stated also to have extended his conquests in the 
opposite direction as far as Gogomi, a strong and 
inaccessible settlement, situated seven or eight days' 
march to the south-east of the capital, which the 
present sultan succeeded in subduing a second time 
during my residence in the country, and which was 
thought a very great achievement. It is even said 
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