Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892
CHAPTER XXII.
AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE IN THE MAHDI'S KINGDOM.
Remarks on the agriculture and commerce of the Mahdiist kingdom--A sandstorm in Omdurman--The paucity of cattle-- System of taxation on imports--Provincial beit el mals-- Local manufactures--Slavery and the slave-markets--Torture of slaves 376