'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.' [‎71] (104/612)

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Ixxi
dagger from its sheath, whereupon Said aimed a blow at him
with his sword and broke his arm. Bedr threw himself out
of the window, and called out for help, but Muhammad-bin-
Nasir forbade any to interfere. Thereupon Bedr mounted
his horse and set off at full gallop, pursued by his cousin
Said and a troop of horsemen, who, finding that the fugitive
had fallen to the ground through loss of blood, speedily dis
patched him with their lances. As in the case of a similar
atrocity perpetrated by Bedr, (see p. 291), so in this, the
assassin of his cousin was lauded rather than reprobated for
his crime. The murder led to a reconciliation between the
murderer and his uncle Kais, who hated Bedr for having
seceded from the tenets of the el-Ibadhiyah and embraced
those of the Wahhabis.
A year later Said and Kais attacked Fakkan, which had
become a refuge for pirates acting under the order of Sultan-
bin-S&kar, el-Kasimy. In the engagement which ensued
the forces of the Seyyids were utterly routed and most of
them slain; among the latter was the Seyyid Kais, upon
whose death his son 'Azzan appears to have succeeded to
the appanage of Sohar as a matter of course. At his request,
however, the Seyyid Said covenanted to defend him against
all his enemies. The reciprocal obligations in this treaty are
not stated ; but it is clear from the sequel that thencefor
ward the Seyyid Said exercised greater authority over that
district than he had ventured to claim during the lifetime of
his uncle Kais.
The next object of the Regent's suspicion was his late
accomplice, Muhammad-bin-Nasir, el-Jabry, who held the
important fortresses of Badbad and Semail. These he
obliged him to surrender, after obtaining possession of his
person by treachery; but the perfidy was doomed to a com
mensurate retribution. Muhammad made his escape to el-
'Ainein, where he was well received by Hamid-bin-Nasir,
el-Ghafiry, who placed the fort of Azka at his disposal.