Travels of an Arab merchant in Soudan (the Black Kingdoms of Central Africa)

by Muḥammad ibn ʻUmar Tūnisī

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Travels OF AN ARAB MERCHANT IN SOUDAN (THE BLACK KINGDOMS OF CENTRAL AFRICA).

0:20

PREFACE.

6:45

Part I.—DARFUR.

3:18:43

Part II.—WADAÏ.

4:30:42

Transcriber's note:

0:36

Description

" ... abridgment of Dr. Perron's French version of the narrative, written in Arabic, by Sheikh Mohammed of Tunis"--Preface

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Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United Kingdom: Chapman and Hall, 1854.

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Galo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

May 31, 2023

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70889

Subjects

Wadai (Sultanate) -- Description and travel Darfur (Sudan) -- Description and travel DT

About the author

Muḥammad ibn ʻUmar Tūnisī

1790–1857

Raised in Cairo and shaped by years of travel in Darfur and Wadai, this 19th-century merchant-writer left one of the most vivid firsthand Arabic accounts of the region. His work blends curiosity, close observation, and the practical eye of someone who knew trade, court life, and everyday customs from the inside.

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