ars ▁and ▁changing ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁ba qt ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁only ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁once ▁every ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁another ▁story ▁of ▁Georg ios ▁being ▁captured ▁in ▁his ▁youth ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁Bag hd ad ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner . ▁It ▁is ▁possible , ▁but ▁unlikely , ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁journey ▁twice . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁possible ▁that ▁in ▁this ▁story ▁he ▁was ▁confused ▁with ▁another ▁person . ▁ ▁During ▁Georg ios ' ▁long ▁reign ▁the ▁Arab ▁advent urer ▁Ab u ▁al - R ah man ▁al - U m ari ▁inv aded ▁the ▁gold ▁min ing ▁area ▁near ▁Ab u ▁Ham an ▁with ▁his ▁private ▁army . ▁Georg ios ▁dispatch ed ▁his ▁nep hew ▁and ▁he ir ▁Ni ut y ▁to ▁battle ▁him , ▁but ▁Ni ut y ▁re bel led . ▁Georg ios ▁sent ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁sons , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁Al odia . ▁Another ▁son , ▁Zach arias , ▁was ▁dispatch ed , ▁defeated ▁once ▁by ▁Ni ut y ' s ▁forces ▁he ▁al lied ▁himself ▁with ▁al - U m ari ▁and ▁defeated ▁Ni ut y . ▁He ▁then ▁turned ▁on ▁al - U m ari ▁forcing ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : N ub ian ▁people ▁Category : K ing dom ▁of ▁Mak uria ▁Category : 1 0 th - century ▁monarch s ▁in ▁Africa ▁Category : 9 th - century ▁monarch s ▁in ▁Africa ▁Category : 8 6