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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Then came el-bekri, who followed the example of el-mas'udi, but only in geogra phy, and not with respect to other subjects (ethnography and history); for the changes which had taken place in his time, since el-mas'udi, in the relative position and state of nations, and in the Spirit of times (literally, the generations) were not material.' But, at present, at the end of the eighth cen tury, a complete revolution has taken place with the Maghrib, where we live.