'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.' [‎86] (119/612)

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introduction
meditated an attack upon er-Rastak, the inland capital.
Under these circumstances the British Grovei'nment lost no
time in dispatching a naval force to check the designs of the
Seyyid Said's enemies and to afford advice and support to
the existing administration ; and it was undoubtedly through
this friendly intervention that further disasters were ar
rested. 1
On the return of the Seyyid Said to Maskat on the 10th
of September, 1832, a compromise was effected through the
mediation of Muhammad-bin-Nasir, whereby Suud consented
to restore the fort of Barkah to the Seyyid, receiving in its
stead the Waliship of er-Rastak, which had become vacant
by the death of the Seyyid^s uncle, Tulib-bin-Ahmed. Be
fore re-embarking for Zanzibar his Highness appointed his
third son, Thuwainy, Wali of Mdskat.
Although our author omits all notice of the fact, there
can be no doubt that at this period the influence of the
Wahhabis was once more in the ascendant. Turky-bin-
Suiid, their Amir, having succeeded in re-establishing his
power in Nejd, took steps to reassert his claims upon 'Oman,
with the concurrence of most of the northern tribes, who
were more or less imbued with Wahhabeeism. " Finding
the integrity of his dominions thus seriously menaced, the
Imaum [the Seyyid Said] considered it his best policy to
form a closer connection with the Wahabee Chief. It was
accordingly agreed by him [as stated in a letter written by
himself to the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 23rd May,
1833] to pay a tribute of 6,000 Grerman crowns per annum
to the Wahabee Chief, that each should hold possession of
his own coast, according to the limits then existing—the
Imaum's [the Seyyid^s] extending to Jaalan and the
AV ahabee's to Kateef; and, further, an engagement was
entered into, binding them reciprocally to assist in putting
1 Bombay Government Selections, No. xxiv, p. 204-6.