CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE HISTORY OF BO'RNU. 657 
Name of the King. 
Principal Events during the Reign of each King. 
Place where he 
died. 
Length of 
the Reign 
in Lunar 
Years. 
reign, but have been described separately 
by the imam. I can dismiss this subject 
here in a few words, as I have had 
occasion to make use of the rich geo- 
graphical materials contained in this ac- 
count in the course of my narrative. Edris, 
during the first twelve years of his reign, 
went five times to Kanem ; and he may 
have gone there frequently again in the 
following years. We have seen above that 
Kanem, after having been for more than a 
century entirely torn off from the empire, 
had been again subdued by preceding 
Bornu kings. Edris Alawoma, on ascending 
the throne of Bornu, concluded a treaty of 
peace with 'Abd Allah the ruling prince of 
Kanem ; and, what is very remarkable as a 
commentary on the state of civilization in 
these countries, the conditions of this treaty 
were diplomatically exhibited in two writ- 
ten copies, nothing remaining to be set- 
tled but a dispute about three places, viz. 
Kalliya/Akuta, and Beluji, which the people 
of Bornu wished to obtain. But 'Abd 
Allah died ; and his son Mohammed, who 
succeeded him, was, after a short time, 
dethroned by his uncle 'Abd el Jelfl ben 
'Abd el Jelfl, who broke off the negotiation 
and refused allegiance. In the struggle 
which ensued, Edris was, on the whole, 
victorious, although the Bornu army appa- 
rently sustained some heavy losses ; Njimiye, 
and all the country even further east, was 
taken from Kanem ; but as soon as Edris 
turned his back, 'Abd el Jelfl, with his 
light troops, was again there, till the Bornu 
king at last conferred the crown of Kanem 
again upon Mohammed, attaching to him 
a strong party of native chiefs, chiefly 
Arabs. However, he was obliged to return 
once more to that country so difficult to 
manage, Mohammed having been beaten 
by his restless adversary. Subsequently 
he was more successful, and by a stipula- 
tion the whole of Kanem as far as Baba- 
liya was attached to Bornu. Of subsequent 
events we are wholly ignorant, and hear 
no more of Kanem till a recent period. 
During these expeditions Edris inflicted 
severe blows upon the Tebu population of 
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