1st Edition
History of the First Twelve Years of the Reign of Mai Idris Alooma of Bornu (1571-1583) By his Imam
By Ahmed Ibn Fartua
Copyright 1970
130 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
130 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1970, this book is a reprint of one of the most important early documents regarding the early history and tradition of African states. The scholarly interest of Henry Richmond Palmer, one of the early administrative officers of Nigeria, has preserved for the African historian with this translation of an Arabic manuscript, a unique picture not only of the activitites of a... Read more
1. Introduction. 2. History of the First Twelve Years of the Reign of Mai Idris Alooma of Bornu. 3. Notes. 4. Diwan of the Sultans of Bornu. 5. Kanuri Girgam of the Magumi Mais (Sultans) in Possession of Mai Mufio. 6. Note on the Early Barbar Cults of the Sahara and Sudan. 7. Note on Yam.
Biography
H. R Palmer, Ibn Ahmed Fartua
