'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.' [‎62] (95/612)

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those important fortresses, and were virtually independent;
the other ^Oniany tribes, as we shall see presently, were di
vided in their allegiance, some siding with Salim and Said,
others with their uncle Kais, whilst others again aimed at
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self-government, or were prepared to sell their support to
the highest bidder. The Wahhabis of Nejd garrisoned el-
Bereimy, from whence they overawed the population of ezh-
Zhahirah, and also the Arabs on the northern coast.
During the regency of the Seyyid Sultan, Sharbar, on the
coast of Mekran, had been annexed to 'Oman. He also
captured the islands of el-Kishm and Hormuz from the el-
Mam Arabs, and Linjah, on the southern mainland of Persia,
appears to have recognized his supremacy. From the tenor
of the treaty made with him by the Honourable East India
Company, (see p. Ivi), it is clear that he held Gombroon,
now Bunder-el-'Abbas, and exercised sovereign rights there.
With regard to 'Omany conquests on the east coast of
Africa, it is to be regretted that, thus far, our author
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supplies but very meagre information. We know, how
ever, from other sources, that the island of Zanzibar sub
mitted to an expedition dispatched by the Imam Said-bin-
Ahmed, Sultan's brother, a.d. 1 784, prior to the regency of
Sultan. Mombasah, on the coast, had thrown off its alle
giance to 'Oman during the administration of the Imam
Ahmed-bin-Said, and it appears that Hamed, whom Sultan
succeeded in the regency, was bent on recovering it; but it
was not finally annexed until the reign of the late Seyyid
Said, who captured it, together with the other ports and
islands in that quarter, which at present form the indepen
dent Zanzibar principality.
On the death of Sultan, his two sons, Salim and Said,
ruled conjointly, although, owing to the influence of the
Seyyidah, their aunt, who appears to have taken a promi
nent part in public affairs, Salim acquiesced in the prece
dence of his younger brother. The Imamate being still
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