Monarchical Faction.
Mohammed Shafou Ben Seed, the Sultan of the Ghat, or Azgher Touaricks.
El-Haj Mohammed Khanouhen Ben Othman, the heir-apparent of the throne.
Marabout El-Haj Ahmed Ben El-Haj, Es-Sadeek, Governor of the town of Ghat.
Ouweek (second-rate Sheikh).
Aristocratic Faction.
Mohammed Ben Jabour, Marabout Sheikh.
Democratic Faction.
Berka Ben Entăshāf, the most aged of the Sheikhs.