it is stated, extended to Kashnah, Kanoo, Ghoob^r, Zag-Zag, and the country of Aaheer; but having oppressed the inhabitants of some of these places, Sultan Aly-Alij marched from Barnoo against him, through the road leading to Simbaki, and passed north ofDowra, or Dowry, and Kashnah, and west of Ghoobir, till he entered the country of Kabi, and reached the fort of Soorami.. The Sultan of Kabi met him on the morning of the feast. They fought together for an hour; at the end of which the former fled westwards, and the Sultan of Barnoo remained there to reduce the fort. But it being very strong, he was obliged to retire, taking the right hand road, till he arrived at Ghandoo, from which place he returned to his own country. “ Sultan Kanta, however, soon prepared an expedition, and followed him through the same road, till he reached Onghoor, where they met, and fought together, and Kanta gained the battle. After making much booty, he returned - to a place called Doghool, in the province of Kashnah, where he attempted to subdue a tribe of the Soodan who were disobedient to him. He had a very severe battle with them, during which he received an arrow, which wounded him mortally. On arriving at Jir he died, whence his body was carried by his troops to his palace at Soorami, and there interred. He had three favourite capitals, where he had residences; the most ancient of which was Ghonghoo, then Soorami, and, the last, Leek.- His dynasty Continued reigning for about one.hundred years after his death, notwithstanding the desolation of most of their territories. There were no greater than them in these countries, and their tradition-has no equal. Their power was only destroyed when Sultan Mohammed Ebn Sharooma of GhoobCr, Agabba Ebn Mohammed El-mo- bdrtik, Sultan of. Adheer, and the Prince of Zanfarah, allied together, and marched against them, taking possession of their dominions, and destroying the three above-named capitals. “ The province of Ya-ory contains mountains and valleys; and is situated on the coast of the-river called the Nile. It is'inhabited by some tribes of the Soodan, who are mostly weakminded *. “ Noofee is a. province that has, on the right and left sides, rivers, forests,' * This expression means nothing less than that the people of Ya-ory are chiefly light-headed ; tor the author; in this part of the MS., is very clear and intelligible;—A. S.: sands, and mountains; and its inhabitants are tribes of the Soodan of Kashnah; but their true origin is a mixture from Kashnah, Zag-Zag, Kanoo, and other places. Their language is different from that of the people of Howssa. They possess much knowledge in the fine and rare arts; and from their country many elegant and marvellous things are still exported. “ Yarba is an extensive province, containing rivers, forests, sands, and mountains, as also a great many wonderful and extraordinary things. In it the talking green bird, called babaga (parrot),' is found. “ By the side of this province there is an anchorage or harbour for the ships of the Christians, who used to go there and purchase slaves. These slaves were exported from our country, and sold to the people of Yarha, who résold them to the Christians. “ The inhabitants of this province (Yarba), it is supposed, originated from the remnants of the children of Canaan, who were of the tribe of Nimrod. The cause of their establishment in the west of Africa was, as it is stated, in consequence of their being driven by Yaa-rooba, son of Kahtan *, out of Arabia, to the western coast between Egypt and Abyssinia. From that spot they advanced into the interior of Africa, till they reached Yarba, where they fixed their residence. On their way they left, in every place they stopped at, a tribe of their own people. Thus it is supposed that all the tribes of Soodan, who inhabit the mountains, are originated from them; as also are the inhabitants of Ya-ory. ‘i Upon the whole, the people of Yarba are nearly of the same description as those of Noofee. “ The province of Barghoo contains forests and sands t, and is inhabited by tribes of the Soodan, whose origin, it is supposed, was from the slaves , of the Falateen. They are insubordinate and stubborn, as also very powerful in magic. * This was a great sovereign of Arabia, to whom the people of that country gave the title of “ Father of A r a b i aand, according to Mass-oodi, he was the first who ruled over Yemen, and wrote the Arabic language. His reign was, as the said historian says, during the lifetime of the Prophet Heber.—A. S. t This province seems to contain no rivers j because the word “ rivers” was inserted in the MS., but afterwards struck out by the writer.—A. S.
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