He joined the Mahdi's army and has been appointed an emir.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
The consultation was held mainly at supper, to which the emir invited Stas and Nell.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
It finds a passionate response in the soul of Djabal, a son of the last emir, who escaped as a child from the massacre of his family, and took refuge in Europe; and who now returns, with a matured purpose of patriotic and personal revenge.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr