Box 5
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Contains 46 Results:
Volume chronicling Seydu Jeliya on Ahmad’s campaigns, Reel 5713
File — Box: 5, Folder: 35
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
Whole volume is important to Ahmad al-Kabir’s reign in Segu, and in praise of him; here are selections from the whole, including 37-8, chronicle of Seydu Jeliya on Ahmad’s campaigns, 43-4, expression of allegiance of the community of Walata, 49, Hadi, Agibu and Mahi to Ahmad al-Kabir about events in 1862. 60-62, problems of Medine and Bakel.
Dates:
approximately 1960-2009
Dossier about the Umarian enterprise and reign of Ahmad al-Kabir, Reel 5716, 1-65
File — Box: 5, Folder: 36
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
Dossier about the Umarian enterprise and reign of Ahmad al-Kabir, including 21-24, Umar on responses to questions, 32-40, Umar b Muhammad al-Awsi, excerpts from and commentary upon his correspondence with Ahmad al-Bakkay in 1862, 42-9, chronicle and poetry about events of reign of Ahmad al-Kabir. 182-5, Muhammad al-Awsi to Ahmad al-Bakkay
Dates:
approximately 1960-2009
Variety of letters and poetry relating to Ahmad al-Kabir, Reel 5717, 6-73
File — Box: 5, Folder: 37
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Umarian library of Segu, also called the Fonds Archinard, is housed at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The material was brought from Segu, the main Umarian capital, by Colonel Louis Archinard after capturing the city in 1890. The BNP bound the volumes and put them at the disposition of researchers in the early 20th century in the Fonds Arabe. There are 518 volumes in all, and 491 of them are consecutive from volume 5259 of the Fonds Arabe to volume 5749. The volumes vary...
Dates:
approximately 1960-2009
Variety of letters and poetry, especially relating to the 1850s and Dingiray, Reel 5719, 95-112, approximately 1850-1859
File — Box: 5, Folder: 38
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Umarian library of Segu, also called the Fonds Archinard, is housed at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The material was brought from Segu, the main Umarian capital, by Colonel Louis Archinard after capturing the city in 1890. The BNP bound the volumes and put them at the disposition of researchers in the early 20th century in the Fonds Arabe. There are 518 volumes in all, and 491 of them are consecutive from volume 5259 of the Fonds Arabe to volume 5749. The volumes vary...
Dates:
approximately 1850-1859
Letters relating to reign of Ahmad al-Kabir, Reel 5721, 81-96
File — Box: 5, Folder: 39
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
Letters relating to reign of Ahmad al-Kabir, including 81-2, Ja`far b al-Mahdi to Ahmad al-Kabir; 91, Umar to Mustafa in Nioro; 92, Bakar b Iswayr Ahmad to Mustafa in Nioro; 93, Commander of the Faithful to Bughul and others in eastern Futa.
Dates:
approximately 1960-2009
Corpus devoted to Ahmad al-Kabir, including 51, Commander of the Faithful to the Sultan of Cayor, and 134-5, poem by Umar, Reel 5722
File — Box: 5, Folder: 40
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Umarian library of Segu, also called the Fonds Archinard, is housed at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The material was brought from Segu, the main Umarian capital, by Colonel Louis Archinard after capturing the city in 1890. The BNP bound the volumes and put them at the disposition of researchers in the early 20th century in the Fonds Arabe. There are 518 volumes in all, and 491 of them are consecutive from volume 5259 of the Fonds Arabe to volume 5749. The volumes vary...
Dates:
approximately 1960-2009
Poetry, tasawwuf, medicine, perhaps relating to Kunta, Reel 5734, 54-65
File — Box: 5, Folder: 41
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Umarian library of Segu, also called the Fonds Archinard, is housed at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The material was brought from Segu, the main Umarian capital, by Colonel Louis Archinard after capturing the city in 1890. The BNP bound the volumes and put them at the disposition of researchers in the early 20th century in the Fonds Arabe. There are 518 volumes in all, and 491 of them are consecutive from volume 5259 of the Fonds Arabe to volume 5749. The volumes vary...
Dates:
approximately 1960-2009
Poems in praise of Ahmad al-Kabir, Reel 5734, 80-89
File — Box: 5, Folder: 41
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Umarian library of Segu, also called the Fonds Archinard, is housed at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The material was brought from Segu, the main Umarian capital, by Colonel Louis Archinard after capturing the city in 1890. The BNP bound the volumes and put them at the disposition of researchers in the early 20th century in the Fonds Arabe. There are 518 volumes in all, and 491 of them are consecutive from volume 5259 of the Fonds Arabe to volume 5749. The volumes vary...
Dates:
approximately 1960-2009
Reign of Ahmad al-Kabir, including 59, Makki to Ahmad al-Kabir, Reel 5737, 47-75
File — Box: 5, Folder: 42
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Umarian library of Segu, also called the Fonds Archinard, is housed at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The material was brought from Segu, the main Umarian capital, by Colonel Louis Archinard after capturing the city in 1890. The BNP bound the volumes and put them at the disposition of researchers in the early 20th century in the Fonds Arabe. There are 518 volumes in all, and 491 of them are consecutive from volume 5259 of the Fonds Arabe to volume 5749. The volumes vary...
Dates:
approximately 1960-2009
Events of reign of Ahmad al-Kabir, including dates of battles around Segu, Reel 5740 144-57, 1860-1861
File — Box: 5, Folder: 43
Identifier: Series 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Umarian library of Segu, also called the Fonds Archinard, is housed at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. The material was brought from Segu, the main Umarian capital, by Colonel Louis Archinard after capturing the city in 1890. The BNP bound the volumes and put them at the disposition of researchers in the early 20th century in the Fonds Arabe. There are 518 volumes in all, and 491 of them are consecutive from volume 5259 of the Fonds Arabe to volume 5749. The volumes vary...
Dates:
1860-1861