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migrated into Africa, and retained its native fpeech.' They 
were divided into five tribes, which now amount to about 
fix hundred lineages, partly dwelling under tents, and partly 
ja towns and villages. 
Mufa ben Nafi: had efFeduated the conqueft of Africa before 
he proceeded to that of Spain. Till this period Africa had re- 
mained an appendage to the government of Egypt, which was 
in quiet fubmiflion to the Chalifs, fuccefTors of Mohammed. But 
Abd-el-aziz, governor of Egypt, having been guilty of great ex- 
tortions from Haffan the general in Africa, the Chalif, Walid !► 
had affigned to Mufa an independent authority. 
Mohammed-ben- Yezid fucceeded Mufa in the government 
of Africa. 
A. D. 721. Nechren SefFran was appointed governor of 
Africa by the Chalif Yezid, and died in 727, after having made 
fome incurfions into the interior of that continent. 
The natives foon after revolted againft the Arabs, whom they 
defeated with great flaughter. 
A. D. 741. Hantele-ben-SefFran, governor of Egypt, was 
fent againft them by the Chalif Hakim. He fucceeded in his 
enterprife ; fubdued the infurgents with great flaughter, and re- 
gained polTefiion of Cairoan, the Arabian capital of Africa, 
founded by Akbal, about A. 670, fifty miles to the fouth of 
Tunis, 
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