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and traders, come from tlie west, and there are a good 
many Arabs, none of whom are permanent residents. 
They are of various tribes; the greater number lead a 
wandering life on the frontiers, where they pasture 
their camels, oxen, and horses. They are not in such 
complete dependence on the Sultan as always to con- 
BROWNE IN DARFUR. 
tribute to his forces in war, or to pay him tribute in 
time of peace.” 
After the Arabs came the people of Zegliawa, 
which once formed a distinct kingdom, whose chief 
could put a thousand horsemen in the field. The 
Zeghawas spoke a different dialect from the people of 
Fiir. We must also include the people of Bego or 
Dageou, who are now subject to Darfur, but are the 
issue of a tribe which formerly ruled the country. 
The natives of Darfur were inured to hunger and 
