'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.' [‎69] (102/612)

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with these he first captured es-Sib and then Badbad, from
whence he wrote to Bedr, expostulating with him on his in
activity. Bedr, in the meantime, having received additional
reinforcements from the Wahhabis, the Benu-'Uttub, and
the Benu-Yas, began to act on the offensive, and succeeded
in dislodging the enemy from the posts which they had occu
pied in the vicinity of Maskat. As he was further preparing
to storm el-Matrah, Kais sued for peace, and a reconcilia
tion was negotiated between the nephews and their uncle,
on condition that the latter should surrender el-Matrah to
them. On the return of Kais to Sdhar, the Seyyid Said dis
missed his northern auxiliaries, presenting Hamid-bin-Nasir,
el-Ghafiry, their principal leader, with another sum of 40,000
dollars for his services.
Not long after, hostilities were renewed against Kais,
chiefly at the instigation of his nephew Bedr. This time it
was agreed that Behla, the principal stronghold in 'Oman
proper, then held by Muhammad-bin-el-Imam, Kais's brother
and firm ally, should be the first point of attack. The el-
Yaarubah of Nakhl were accordingly directed to march upon
the place, Bedr and his cousins supplying them with arms
and ammunition, and summoning their adherents among the
neighbouring tribes to cooperate with them. Bedr himself
proceeded to el-Khaburah, then held by Kais, where he was
joined by the Arabs of the coast, and also by Hamid-bin-
Nasir, el-Ghafiry, whose aid had again been invoked, and
who came accompanied by a number of Wahhabis and a
general levy of the Nizariyyah of ezh-Zhahirah. Hamid, how
ever, secretly deprecated Bedr^s success against his uncle,
fearing that he might acquire thereby a dangerous predomi
nance over 'Oman, especially as the Wahhabis were devoted
to his interests. He accordingly suggested that an effort
should be made, in the first iustance, to induce Kais to sur
render the coveted fortress, and having obtained Bedr's con
sent to the proposal he set out for Sohar, with most of his