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their protection, and became Mooslemeens, before the Jews who were waiting for them * ; 
in consequence of which they were enabled to fight and subdue the Jews and Sarankali 
(Persians). When the Sehabat wished their troops to retire from the Gharb, the prince 
of the Towrood said to them : ‘ You came to us with a faith of which we were ignorant, 
and you are now going away without leaving any one to instruct us in it and its laws.’ 
The Sehabat, hearing this appeal, left behind them, for their instruction, Okbat Ben 
Aamer. He married a daughter of the prince, named Gajmaa, and begot by ber four 
sons, Dyta, Naser, Way a, and Rerebi. He afterwards returned to Egypt, and left his 
four sons behind with their mother. They grew up, and spoke a different language from 
that of their father, which was the Arabic, as well as from that of their mother, which 
was the old Towrood, called Wakoori. They married, and had sons and daughters, 
from whom the Felans descended; so that the father of the Felans was an Arabian, and 
their mother a Towrood. 
“ This we found recorded in our books -f\” 
6 “ The country of Barghoo is situated on the right side of the river ; it is woody 
and sandy, and inhabited by tribes of the Soodan, who, it is said, are descended from 
the slaves of the Felans, who were left behind when their masters crossed the river; and 
thus they peopled those countries. They are insubordinate and stubborn, as also very 
powerful in magic ; and it is recorded that, when the equitable Prince Hadgi Mohamed 
Allah-kaja ruled over this province, he could gain 'no advantage over them. 
“ Next to Barghoo, the province of Ghoorma lies; it is extensive, mountainous, 
woody, sandy, and has various rivers. Its sultan is named Boojuju, and the inhabitants 
are almost of the same description as those of Barghoo, robbers, and depraved. 
“ On the west of Ghoorma, the country of Mooshier, or Mooshee, is situated. It 
is extensive, and contains a gold mine, rivers, woods, and mountains. It is inhabited 
by tribes of the Soodan, who possess plenty of swift horses, very tall asses, and are very 
powerful in war. Their sultan is named Wagadoogo, and their asses are imported to 
Ghoonja to carry the drums of the army. 
“ On the right of Moosher the territory of Asanti lies, which is very extensive.” 
N. B. — The above account, with the exception of a few small variations, has also 
been given to us in Sultan Bello’s geographical account. (See Appendix, p. 165-6, 
First Journey.) 
* See No. 4. 
+ Egypt was conquered by the Mahomedans in the 20th year of Hegira, or the 10th after Ma- 
homed’s death, under the Khalifat of Omar Eben Elkattab, who, by the instigation of an intrepid 
officer named Amrii Ben El-Aass (who, under some very singular circumstances, happened to visit Egypt 
and see its splendour a few years previous), sent an army, consisting of no more than 4000 men, to subdue 
that mighty and rich country. Amru succeeded in his enterprise, and pushed on his conquest to the 
Gharb ; but Okbat Ben Amer’s name appears only as a witness to the treaties concluded between the 
conqueror and the people of Alexandria ; though he was considered an officer of rank and valour. — A. S- 
