Excerpt from The Shaikiya: An Account of the Shaikiya Tribes and of the History of Dongola Province From the Xivth to the Xixth Century The time, however, at my disposal was not sufficient to allow of my carrying out my original intention. I therefore resolved to devote my attention solely to Part II, and the result is the present small volume, which will, I hope, arouse sufficient interest in the history of this most remarkable corner of the Sudan to promote further researches into its records. Owing to the almost complete destruction of native manuscripts which took place during the Dervish rebellion, the historian has but very slender material to work upon, and is largely dependent upon the chance remarks of travellers who have visited or passed near to this country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.