Chapter XIX: Appendix: III

ACCOUNT OF THE VARIOUS DETACHMENTS OF CAVALRY COMPOSING THE BÓRNU ARMY
IN THE EXPEDITION TO MÚSGU.

(_a._) _The Shúwa or Native Arabs._

Lawán Háji, the chief of the Ámjegé, who had his residence in Ámdagé.

Fúgo Dermán (ʿAbd e’ Rahmán), from Bainge.

Fúgo Ádigé, from Mʿalemrí, one of the villages belonging to the
district Wolóje.

Fúgo Ínus (Yúnes), from Malewá.

Fúgo Dermán, from Wólamsáy.

Fúgo Kóloné, chief of the Sárají, from Yelówenni.

Mai Ashé, chief of the Mʿayin, from Áshegrí.

Fúgo Pálama, from Pálamarí.

Fúgo Hamma, from Mágariyá.

Máfoníma, from Máfoní.

Fúgo Mohammed, from Aisárem.

Fúgo Kóre, from Keríngur.

Lawán Hámed, from Karawáru.

Lawán Mohammed, from Góbewó.

Fúgo Ádam, from Kajé.

Lawán Slímán, from Slímán.

Mai Kálama, from Kála.

Fúgo Hámed (generally called Ábú Dáúd) the chief of the Kohálema, from
Kúmbedá, to the north of Yédi.[99]

Sheikh Sále, from Molút, with about 100 horse.

Sheikh Tauru, from Ngomáti.

Fúgo Bádawe, son of Háj Beshír, with a few horses.

(_b._) _Kanúri, free men and slaves._

Light Heavy
Cavalry. Cavalry or
Líbbedi.

Slaves of the Sheikh:—

Kashélla Belál 200 30

ʿAlí Marghí 200 30

Kashélla Sále 100 20

K. ʿAbdelléhi (ʿAbd-Allah) 80 16

K. Zay 150 20

K. ʿAlí-Déndal 90 20

Three other petty officers, together, with 21 0

Slaves of the Vizier:—

K. Játo 200 34

K. Khéralla 150 20

K. Kóbtar Ájimé 140 25

K. Háji Kakáwu 80 15

K. Túmbedé 100 18

K. Báso 40 10

Mounted Musketeers of the Sheikh:—

K. Abdelléhi (different from the one 20 0
mentioned)

K. Zérma 30 0

K. Mágaji 10 0

K. Bíllama (my friend) 32 0

K. Mállaré 20 0

Musketeers of the Vizier:—

K. Méhemé 10 0

K. Fatálla 8 0

K. Masúd 10 0

Háji Urfay 100 16

Háji Ramadhán 60 12

Bédawé 50 0

Malá Mása Mándará 30 0

Yagha Ghaná 80 20

Mʿallem Chádeli 100 10

Mohammed Gájemí 60 1

Mohammed Bú ʿAlagh 20 0

Legiwódda 40 8

Kashélla ʿOmár 50 6

K. ʿOmár Dóra 30 0

Wáseli (an officer of Mestréma the chief eunuch) 40 10

K. ʿAlí Agún (attendant of Abaiso) 28 8

K. Bággar (another officer of the same) 40 0

Ámji (a man of Díghama) 30 1

K. Mohammed Marghí (an officer of ʿAbd e’ Rahmán 80 5

Shitíma Mʿadu 30 0

Shitíma Yóma (governor of Yó, with the Mobber) 40 0

Shitíma Fugóma 50 0

Shitíma Zabeláuma 10 0

Shitíma Yáwama 40 0

Shitíma Bósoma 20 0

Shitíma ʿAbdu 20 0

Shitíma ʿAbadémma 10 0

Courtiers and partisans of the Vizier:—

Gréma Milúd 200 33

Lamíno 150 21

Báshara (officer of Lamíno) 13 0

Dýnama Gajarémma 20 7

Sheikh ʿAbbás 20 7

Hamza weled el Góni 60 3

Karaberíma 8 0

Balál 18 0

Ádamu 8 0

ʿAbdelléhi Shíntiri 16 0

Mʿallem Malérama 6 0

Abrás 6 0

Kashélla Sʿaíd (officer of Mʿallem Mohammed) 30 0

Abba Masta (son of the old sheikh Mohammed el 60 10
Kánemí)

Abba Bagar 90 13

Refáy 90 16

Beshír 10 0

Asan (grandson of Mohammed el Kánemí by ʿAlí) 30 1

Kázelma 13 0

Yeríma 5 0

Érima 10 0

Únoma (Tebu chieftain) 200 0

Fagodóma (chief of Koyám) 100 0

Murjúma (Koyám) 80 0

Káúma[100] (Koyám) 60 0

Senwa Babudma (Koyám) 40 0

Senwa Kindagoma (Koyám) 100 0

Kótoko (Kánemma chief) 30 0

Fúgo ʿAlí (from Maduwári) 20 0

Zíntelma 10 0

Kanúri:—Light cavalry 4181, say 4500, as many small detachments are omitted; heavy cavalry 472, say 500.

Shúwa:—About 8000.

[Footnote 99: Each of these Shúwa chiefs had some hundred horsemen with him. Only two great chiefs did not join the expedition; namely Mohammed Kunéwu the chief of Shegáwu, and Lawán Gíbdo from Lerdó.]

[Footnote 100: An officer with this title, Káúma, is already mentioned in Imám Áhmed’s history; he was most probably called so originally from the place Káú, or Kow, in Shitáti in Kánem.]