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Margi polity
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BR. Under the pressure of Borno expansion a large number of Margi drifted gradually south. From about the fourteenth century they appear to have lived in the region they now occupy (Sa'ad Abubakar 1977:16). Wente-Lukas (1985:260f) informs us that the 'Margi babal' or 'Margi of the plains' or 'Plain Margi' live in the Gwoza and Damboa Districts (Borno State), while the 'Hill Margi' live around Madagali, Gulak, Duhu, Isge (Adamawa and Borno State). Vaughan (1995:6) reports that Madagali was before the arrival of the Fulbe (see page Fulbe) 'a Margi community, named for the spear (gali) of a Margi named Margu'. The mountain of Gulak lies west of Sukur.
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340.141.1Margi
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Margi Kingdom
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