'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.' [‎101] (134/612)

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cognition of tlie dependence of Zanzibar upon Maskat, neither
was it to be considered merely personal, but should extend
to successors, and be held as a final and permanent arrange
ment, compensating the ruler of Maskat for the abandonment
of all claims upon Zanzibar, and adjusting the inequality be
tween the two inheritances. m
The terms of the Viceroy's arbitration were cordially ac
cepted early in 1862 by the rival Seyyids, as well as by the
principal chiefs and tribes concerned. The compromise was
undoubtedly advantageous to both parties, and calculated to
consolidate their respective powers. The severance of Zan
zibar from 'Oman, and its erection into an independent prin
cipality, exempted it, at the expense of one-fifth of its then
estimated revenue, from being forced to participate in the
hereditary feuds of the parent State, and left it free to culti
vate its industrial and commercial resources for the benefit of
its own subjects. The ruler of 'Oman, on the other hand,
received a fair compensation for his surrendered claims upon
Zanzibar, and was released at the same time from the care of
a distant dependency, which he was unable to govern without
neglecting the public interests of his Arabian provinces.
There can be no question, indeed, that the frequent absences
of the late Seyyid Said at Zanzibar inflamed, if they did not
originate, many of the troubles which agitated 'Oman during
his reign, and greatly weakened his authority in that part of
his dominions.
The Seyyid Turky, of Sohar, was the only person dissatis
fied with the arbitrament, and relying on the support of
Majid, whose agents had formerly abetted his designs of un
dermining Thuwainy's authority, he now endeavoured to form
a coalition against him. He himself eventually yielded to the
friendly pressure brought to bear upon him by the Govern-
1 Precis regarding Muscat and its Relations with the Wahabee Power,
pp. 14, 15. The annual revenue of Maskat was estimated at 129,600
crowns ; that of Zanzibar at 206,000 crowns.