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ledge their supremacy. The position of this important town, 
I am sorry to say, I am not able to determine even ap- 
proximately. It is very desirable that a European traveller 
should explore this whole region. 
The most important of the other towns of the Songhay 
are : — 
Kosa. 
Takala, ruled by Hawa, a woman. Even in Timbuktu, 
before the conquest of the town by the Fulbe, a woman 
is said to have exercised the chief influence. 
Dorogun. 
Kanseka koira, I ^^^j^ called after their chiefs. 
Bokar-kon^a, J 
Kurchi, with the chief, Hemma. 
Tezi. 
Goroshi. 
Karta. 
Kakaru^ or Bambelokoire, called from the chief, Bambelo ; 
a powerful community, dominating the neighbouring 
towns and villages. 
Bangum, 
Keregu. 
Fombiten, with the chief, Hamma Fombit. 
Kdnfuli. 
Hammakoire. 
Syrbi. 
Larba, the town mentioned in the preceding volume, said 
to be as large as Say, with which and Tamkala it was 
intimately allied at the time of the rising of the 
Reformer 'Othman, and offered the most determined 
resistance. 
Sifada. 
Bargul. 
Kasanni. 
Alikonchi. 
