Extremely important dossier, dealing with the French (Archinard) conquest of Nioro, which had become the capital of Ahmad al-Kabir after 1884. Through the letters one can see the successful French military strategy, including defections from the Umarian ranks. Arabic and French. 61 pieces.

Another important dossier, with subdivisions or “chemises” established on the basis of the kingdom or the leader. About 15 pieces.

Sero; Markadugu, Almamy Touba; Hamon. Intelligence on Muniru b Umar at Bandiagara; Bafoulabe; Masina. Letter from a descendant of the royal family of Hamdullahi pledging support to the French campaign.

An extremely important dossier, consisting of a register of French translations of Arabic letters, mainly from and to Ahmad al-Kabir and his circle. They seem to have been translated in Kayes about 1894, and were perhaps captured in Bandiagara in 1893. The first and main section includes subsections B, A and L. The second section has several letters from Ahmad al-Bakkay, written probably in the early 1860s as he sought to mount a campaign against Umar in Masina.

Another large and important dossier, in which one can see the growing relationship between Agibu b Umar and the French, up until the moment that Colonel Archinard puts Agibu on the “throne” of Bandiagara in 1893 as the “king of Masina,” just as Ahmad al-Kabir and his circle hastily depart Bandiagara for the east in what is known as the hijra Ahmad al-Kabir Most of the material goes up to 1894.

A large and important dossier, organized around the campaign to undermine Ahmad al-Kabir and conquer the “Tokolor Empire.” French strategy and correspondence with many Umarians and Umarian opponents; French translations of Arabic correspondence found in Segu and Nioro. About 225 pieces. [See MAMMP, reel 3.]