'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.' [‎66] (227/612)

THE IMAMS OP 'OMAN.
heard what Hafizh and Maddad had done to Mani' and his
followers he was greatly elated, as were also all the Mussul
man champions of the faith.
The Imam then assembled an army, attaching to it the
men of the Benu-Yaarubah, and placed the whole under
'Aly-bin-Ahmed, whom he ordered to proceed to Julfar,
appertaining to es-Sirr, which was held at the time by Nasir-
ed-Din, the Persian,- with a large body of his countrymen.
On his arrival 'Aly surrounded the fort and maintained a
fierce struggle with its defenders. Now, attached to the
fortress of Julfar was a projecting tower, garrisoned by
some of Nasir-ed-Din's followers, who fought desperately
day and night, whilst the Christians who were provided
with vessels called vulgarly Ghurbab kept up a constant fire
from their guns to prevent the Mussulmans from approaching
the fort. These latter, therefore, decided to assault the
tower, which they did on a starlight night, and succeeded in
capturing it. They then assailed the fort, which also fell
into their hands. After placing a governor—whose name
is not recorded in history—over the place on behalf of the
Imam, 'Aly returned to the latter, but shortly after came
back to Julfar as governor of that town and its dependencies.
According to another account he remained in the fort after
capturing it, and wrote to the Imam announcing his success,
who thereupon conferred the governorship of the place upon
him.
While there he was joined by the ed-Duhamish under
Khamis-bin-Makhzum, who came to aid him on behalf of
the Imam. Now there was a fort on the sea-shore at Julfar
—not that which had been taken by 'Aly—belonging to the
Christians. 1 This was surrounded and besieged by the ed-
1 The foregoing account of these two attacks on Julfar, as also the
narrative which follows of the construction of a fort by the Imam near
Sohar, while the principal fortress of that town was in the hands of the
" Christians," confirms the remarks made in a foot-note to p. 46 re
specting the tenure on which the Portuguese held most of their stations