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Ábare, tribe of Músgu, numbers of them captured for slaves, iii. 236.
Ábbega, the freed Marghí lad, iv. 10.
ʿAbd-Allah, the learned Tawáti, i. 398.
ʿAbd-Alláhi, son of Fódiye and brother of ʿOthmán, iv. 527. His
children, iv. 196, _note_. Notice of his work, 186.
ʿAbd el Káder, sultan of Bagírmi, iii. 442.
ʿAbd el Káder organizes a religious revolution in Fúta, iv. 628.
ʿAbd el Káderi, sultan of Ágades, i. 401. His investiture, 422. His
letters, 437. His deposition and his confidence in me, iv. 185.
Abíla, mount of Aír, i. 380.
Abú Bakr el Wakshhi, first acquaintance, i. 489. His kindness to me in
Kátsena, ii. 55.
Ábú el Hassan, governor of Támkala, interview with, v. 304. His
character and position, 306.
Ábú-Gher, village of Bagírmi, market, iii. 386, 568.
Ádamáwa, country of, a Mohammedan kingdom engrafted upon a mixed stock
of pagan tribes, ii. 414, 500. Character of, 503. A country for
colonies, ii. 456. Different character of settlements, 510. Itineraries
passing through the districts of, 587.
Adansonia digitata, the most common tree through the whole breadth of
Central Africa, ii. 157, 362. In Bághena, v. 505. Colossal specimens,
ii. 157, 392. Different variety, iv. 71. Peculiar domain, ii. 39. The
constant companion of human society, 40, 541. On the Niger, v. 278, 280,
282. Use of the leaves of, for vegetable soup, ii. 15, 314, 388; iv. 35,
_passim_. Use of the fruit for imparting an acid taste, ii. 388.
Ádar, governors of, iv. 530. Country of, and towns, i. 556. Limits of,
iv. 161.
Ádar, well and hamlet in Aússa, v. 485.
Ádar-andúrren, “the little creek,” usual ferry on the Niger, v. 247.
Ádar-n-háut island and its inhabitants, v. 191.
Áderár, country of the Awelímmid, list of wells and pasture grounds of,
v. 207, _note_.
Áderér, district described, and Moorish tribes in, v. 535.
Ádishén, the Músgu prince, conduct of, towards his female slaves, iii.
164. His reception by the vizier, 181.
Áfadé, town and district, iii. 275, 467.
Áfagé, town, iii. 150.
Afalésselez, character of, arrival at the well, i. 260.
African warfare, interesting incident in, v. 189. Cruelty of, iii. 225.
Afúlle district and its inhabitants, v. 520.
Ágades and its inhabitants described, i. 397-457. Its history, 458.
Period of foundation, iv. 593. Its ancient gold trade, i. 467. Prices in
market, 479. Identity of its language with that of Timbúktu, 418
(compare iv. 603.). Ground plan of, 475. Dungeon, 421. Great mosque and
tower, 449. Investiture of the sultan, 422. Audience hall, 400.
Ágata, village and mount, i. 379.
Agérijít, village and well, v. 505.
Ághadír Dóme, village and inhabitants, v. 551.