'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.' [‎72] (105/612)

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introduction
From thence he proceeded to ed-Dir^iyyah, to solicit the aid
of Suud-bin-'Abdu-'l-'Aziz, 1 who had succeeded his father
as Arair of the Wahhabis. Suud, nothing loth to interfere
in the affairs of 'Oman, forthwith dispatched a force under
Mutlak-el-Mutairy to aid Muhammad-bin-Nasir, and to re
duce the country to his, Silud's, obedience. On his arrival
at el-Bereimy, Mutlak levied all the northern Arabs and at
tacked and captured the fort of Shinas, situated about thirty
miles to the north-west of Sohar. His next move was upon
Sohar itself, in which he was joined by Hamid-bin-Nasir, el-
Ghafiry, and Muhammad-bin-Nasir, el-Jabry, with their re
spective followings. 'Azzan-bin-Kais being ill with small
pox at the time, his cousin, the Seyyid Said, undertook the
defence of the place. Unable to force an entrance into
Sohar, Mutlak's forces marched along the coast and turned
off at el-Masnaah, towards the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. of the el-Maawal,
plundering the country on their way. At this time the
confederates were joined by Malik-bin-Seif, el-Yaaruby,
so that the Wahhabis, the el-Ghafiry, the el-Yaarubah,
and Muhammad-bin-Nasir, the ex-Wali of Semail, were
now arrayed against the Seyyids. Proceeding onwards
towards the latter place, the combined armies took posses
sion of all the hill-towers, or Hujrahs, commanding the
valley, when Mutlak left for el-Bereimy, and Hamld-bin-
Nasir for el-^Ainein, leaving Muhammad-bin-Nasir to invest
and reduce the forts. The Seyyid Said made the most
strenuous efforts to sustain the Beloochee garrison and to
harass the enemy, calling in the aid of his cousin 'Azzan
and his adherents from all parts. He even proposed a re
conciliation with Muhammad-bin-Nasir, at any sacrifice
short of the surrender of the forts of Badbad and Semail;
but the latter persisted in carrying on the siege until the
brave Beloochee commander was obliged to capitulate. This
The second Wahhdhy Amir of that name; (Su'ud I. was not a ^ ah-
hTibv^; he is omitted in Mr. Palgrave's list of the dynasty; see note,
p. 345-6.