'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.' [‎89] (122/612)

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in 1844, against Sivvy, "recommenced writing to the Seyyid's
subjects, urging them to throw off his authority." The
death, at this juncture, of Muhammad-bin-Nasir, the Seyyid
Said's most influential and trusty adherent, removed one of
the greatest obstacles which he had to contend with; never
theless, considering the friendly support which the British
authorities had always accorded to the existing Government,
he deemed it prudent to consult them before proceeding to
further acts of insubordination, and went himself to Bombay
to request that they would abstain from interfering in the
dispute betwixt himself and the Seyyid Said. Finding that
the English considered him bound by the written promise
which he had formerly given, apparently under their cogni
zance, "to relinquish all claim to independent authority,"
Hamud returned to Sohar, and for a time lived the life of an
ascetic, eventually placing that fortress in the hands of his
son, Seif-bin-Hamud.
At this period an abortive attempt was made by the heads
of the Al-Bu-Said " to set up an Imam of their own, who
was to be invested with supreme authority," or, in other
words, to re-establish the Imamate, which had been in abey
ance since the death of the Imam Said-bin-Ahmed. Owing,
perhaps, to his recent affectation of sanctity, the dignity was
offered to Hamud, who at first accepted but subsequently
declined it; whereupon leaving Sohar and its dependencies
in charge of his son, and placing a nominee of his own over
er-Rastak, he went into retirement at el-Kusairah. Seif,
having gained the affections of the people at Sohar, began
to set his father's authority at defiance, refused to remit him
any part of the revenue, and cultivated amicable relations
with the Seyyid Thuwainy, the Wali of Maskat. Exaspe
rated at such conduct, Hamud suborned some of his officers
to assassinate his son, and then resumed the administration
over Sohar. This atrocity was perpetrated in 1849.
The Seyyid Said having submitted a detailed account of
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