'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.' [‎21] (54/612)

and analysis,
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of tliem is recorded to have introduced the mango-tree into
the country, which still continues to flourish there. Frequent
feuds broke out between them and their kinsmen the el-
Hinay, and their tyranny eventually led the people to restore
the Imamate in the el-Azd family. This took place about
a.d . 1435, at which period the Benu-Nebhan had suffered
some severe reverses, and much of their property was con
fiscated (p. 49); but their power was not altogether broken,
since two members of their tribe and one of the el-Hinay
became Imams subsequently, (p. 52). It was not till a.d . 1624,
when Nasir-bin'Murshid,the first of the el-Yaarubah dynasty,
was elected at er-Eastak, which thenceforward became the
inland capital, that their influence was finally suppressed. 1
The el-Yaarubah, as already stated, were the first settlers
in 'Oman from Yemen. Like the el-Azd, they were of
Kahtany origin, but belonged to an older bi'anch of that
stock. Nasir-bin-Murshid's pedigree (p. 53) makes him
first a Ya'aruhy, then an 'Arahy, or pure Arab (see note, id?),
then a Himyary, and an Azdy. Strictly speaking, he could
not have been both, because Himyar and el-Azd were
brothers, who each became the head of numerous families,
bearing the distinctive name of their progenitor; but as
these families subsequently intermingled, and it was not
certain, perhaps, from which Nasir lineally descended, the
double parentage is ascribed to him. Lastly, he is called a
Yemeny, which describes the local origin of his race. The
phrase, "the upright Ibadhy," appended to his pedigree,
indicates the particular creed which he professed, just as a
member of one of the four orthodox Muslim sects would be
styled either a Hdnafy, a Sbafay, a Maliky, or a Hanbaly. 2
1 From that time forward even the name Benu-Nebhan ceases to occur
in the annals of 'Oman. I can only account for this fact by the suppo
sition that after a long period of rivalry they eventually coalesced with
their relatives, the el-Hinay, under which designation the amalgamated
tribes still exercise considerable influence in the country.
2 English readers unaccustomed to the oriental style should be ap-