'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.' [‎48] (81/612)

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to settle in ezh-Zbahirah, where he soon acquired consider
able influence over the tribes of that district, and espoused
the cause of the Imam so warmly that the latter gave him
his daughter in marriage. Shortly after, however, he excited
the tribes to rebel, and applied to Ibn-Rahmah, el-IIawaly,
the most prominent chief of the tribes on the northern coast,
to cooperate with him. The Imam on his part raised large
levies throughout 'Oman, and enlisted a considerable num
ber of Belooch and Zidgal mercenaries from Mekran to
oppose him. After a severe fight, in which the Imam's
troops were thoroughly beaten, a reconciliation was effected
between the contending parties, and the treaty of peace was
renewed by Seif-bin-Nasir on the death of his father, Mu
hammad. It is evident from these transactions that the power
of the el-Ghafiry was still predominant in ezh-Zhahirah, and
that the Imam's sovereignty in that quarter was little more
than nominal.
Ahmed was not more successful in his efforts to crush the
el-Yaarubah, who were still in possession of two strong
fortresses in 'Oman. That of Nakhl was held on his be
half by Muhammad-bin-Suleiman, el-Yaaruby, whom he un
justly accused of abetting his sons Seif and Sultan in their
attempts to seduce his subjects from their allegiance, and of
supplying them with troops, which enabled them to seize
the important fort at Barkah. Refusing to accept Muham
mad-bin-Suleiman's explanations, Ahmed collected a large
native force, which he supplemented with levies from Mek
ran, and attacked Nakhl; but Muhammad, who in the mean
time had called in the aid of the Benu-Naim and Kutb from
the north, fell on the assailants and utterly routed them,
which obliged the Imam to conclude an ignominious peace
with his adversary. A subsequent attack made upon the
fortress of el-Hazm, which was also in the hands of the el-
Yaarubah, resulted in a similar disaster. From this period
the tribes on the northern coast, who were now generally