Chronicles of al-Sūdān (Taʾrīḫ al-Sūdān)
Gao (Gawgaw, Kawkaw)
Title
How a trumpet is used in the organisation of a plot
Short description
How a trumpet is used in the organisation of a plot to give the signal for enthroning an usurper.
Text on source
اخوانه [...] فاتّفقوا على عزله وتولّيّة بنتَل فرم نوح السلطنة فوافقهم عليه وتواعدوا في ليلة معلومة في موضع مخصوصة ان يامر بنفخ بوقه هنالك ويجتمعوا عليه فيه ويولّوه السلطنة ثمّ انكشف السرّ له ولا علم عند نوح به فقبض هيكي محمّد قاي والد كلشع بكر وشاع فرم المختار وغيرهما من الكبراء الذين اتفقوا على ذلك الراي وعزلهم فاتى نوح الميعاد وامر بنفخ البوق فلم ير احدا فهرب [ص. ١٢٢]
English translation
His brothers agreed among themselves to depose him in favour of Bantal-farma Nūḥ, who was agreeable to the idea. They plotted that
on an agreed night and in a specified place, Nūḥ would blow his trumpet [būq], and they would gather round him there and proclaim him askia. Then the secret was divulged to Askia Muḥammad Bāni without Nūḥ's knowledge. The askia arrested Hi-koi Muḥammad
Gaya, father of Kala-shaʿ Bukar, and Shaʿ-farma al-Mukhtār, and other leading persons who had conspired, and dismissed them from
office. Nūḥ came to the rendez-vous and ordered the trumpet [būq] to be blown, but seeing no one, fled
Folios/Pages
168
Date
1586 circa
Observations on the events description
According to the narrative, it is plausible that the mentioned trumpet was personal to the person and distinguishable from others'.
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
No other participants in this event description.
How to quote
Pintimalli A., "How a trumpet is used in the organisation of a plot" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 10 04.doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.139
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