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'History of the imâms and seyyids of 'Omân by Salîl-ibn-Razîk, from A.D. 661-1856; translated from the original Arabic, and edited with notes, appendices, and an introduction, continuing the history down to 1870, by George Percy Badger, F.R.G.S., late chaplain in the Presidency of Bombay.' [102] (263/612)
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the, imams of 'oman.
past misdoings—such as his oppression of the Muslims,
his attack on and murder of Muhenna, and his forcible
seizure of the government. He declared Yaarub assoiled
from the guilt of rebellion and discharged him from making
restitution for the wrongs he had perpetrated, on the
ground that repentance acquits the penitent. Thereupon
they conferred the Imamate on him, a.h . 1134, [ a.d . 1721.]
YA'ARUB-BIN-BEL'ARAB
having assumed supreme power all the people submitted to
him. After remaining a few days at er-Rastak he went to
Nezwa, where he arrived on the 29th of Shaaban of the same
vear. The people of er-Rastak, however, were not satisfied
that he should be Imam, preferring Seif-bin-Sultan to him.
They accordingly commenced writing to Belarab-bin-Nasir,
Seif-bin-Sultan's uncle, who was then residing at Nezwa
with the Imam, exciting him to rise up against the latter.
Thereupon he left Nezwa, on the 6th of Shawal of the same
year, and went to Balad-Sit, where he engaged the Benu-
Hinah, on oath, to join him in the revolt, he promising to
remove from them the disabilities which the Imam Nasir-
bin-Murshid had imposed upon them with regard to building,
carrying arms, etc. He also gave them large presents and
they followed him to er-Rastak, where they carried on hos
tilities until they succeeded in driving the Wali Nebhan
from the town. They also set fire to the gate of the castle
and burnt the whole of its front, whereby many men and
chiefs of the Benu-Hinah and the Benu-^Adiy lost their
lives; some say that the number amounted to one hundred
and fifty persons. Many valuable books also, such as the
Baydn-esh-Shdra', and the el-Musdnnif, and the Kitdh-el-
IstaMmah, and the volumes of the Tilsimdt, and other
unique books were burnt on the occasion. Through this
fire, however, a large treasure was discovered in the castle.
When the news of these occurrences at er-Rastak reached
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History of the imâms and seyyids of 'Omân by Salîl-ibn-Razîk, from A.D. 661-1856; translated from the original Arabic, and edited with notes, appendices, and an introduction, continuing the history down to 1870, by George Percy Badger, F.R.G.S., late chaplain in the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Bombay.
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- 'History of the imâms and seyyids of 'Omân by Salîl-ibn-Razîk, from A.D. 661-1856; translated from the original Arabic, and edited with notes, appendices, and an introduction, continuing the history down to 1870, by George Percy Badger, F.R.G.S., late chaplain in the Presidency of Bombay.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:20, 1:128, 1:436, 1:8, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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- Ḥamīd ibn Muḥammad Ibn Ruzayq xx Salil ibn Razik
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- 'History of the imâms and seyyids of 'Omân by Salîl-ibn-Razîk, from A.D. 661-1856; translated from the original Arabic, and edited with notes, appendices, and an introduction, continuing the history down to 1870, by George Percy Badger, F.R.G.S., late chaplain in the Presidency of Bombay.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:20, 1:128, 1:436, 1:8, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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