| I called Askya Mohammed “Mamar."
This was the name I gave to him.
I am the Emperor’s mother. My name is Kassaï. I educated Mamar to
become the emperor and I made sure that he was initiated in the
spiritual tradition of the Songhoy people.
I remember when he got into some difficulty in a battle with a
Barganche village called Sedya. He had to rely on his spiritual
power to save his life. This was his first battle. He was not yet
the Emperor.
I was in Gao but I knew that my son was in trouble. So I sent a
messenger to give Mamar three things. I told the messenger to tell
Mamar that this time he cannot defeat this village because this is
the village of the woman who nursed him as a baby.
I sent Mamar a stick, an egg and a small stone and I instructed the
messenger to tell Mamar to throw these things behind him, one at a
time, if he was being chased: The stick, the egg and the stone. And
that is just what he did.
continued ...
The Mystery of Ramses
Women's Lasting Influence
The Wisdom
of Kassaï
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