'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.' [‎39] (72/612)

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of our charts, on the western side of the promontory,—
whither the Persian vessels had sailed in the interval.
The arrival of the Persians and the part which Seif-bin-
Sultan took in soliciting their aid form the subject of an
indignant protest addressed anonymously to the latter by
one of the notables of 'Oman. After setting forth that his
present confederates were actuated solely by lust of con
quest, the writer The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping. proceeds to impress upon the Imam what
will be the disastrous results of their success; asks by what
right he placed the Muslims in jeopardy of being ruled over
by a people obnoxious to the Divine curse; reminds him of
the capture of the island of el-Bahrein by these same liber
tines, and the excesses which they perpetrated there; and
winds up with a fervid peroration, enjoining the Imam to
forego so unholy an alliance, and to rely on integrity and
piety to sustain the justness of his cause.
On joining the Persians at es-Sir, Seif proceeded with
them towards ezh-Zhahirah, where they were met, in May,
1736, by the rival Imam, Belarab-bin-Himyar, who had col
lected a large force to oppose the invaders. An engagement
between the two armies resulted in the utter rout of the
'Omanis and the advance of the Persians to el-Bereimy,
which they occupied, and from whence they marched inland
as far as 'Obra, slaughtering the inhabitants indiscrimi
nately, hurling children headlong from bridges, and seizing
many women, whom they sent to Shiraz to be sold as slaves,
returning subsequently to es-Sir. Seif, seeing reason to
be dissatisfied with their conduct towards himself, sepa
rated from them, and after making peace with several of
the towns on the way reached Maskat in safety.
Having been joined by reinforcements from Shiraz the
Persians again advanced into the interior, and after receiving
the submission of the tribes of ezh-Zhahirah marched to
Behla, which place they seized and garrisoned, and then
went on to Nezwa, capturing that town also, Belarab-bin-