'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.' [‎107] (268/612)

THE JMAMS OF 'OMAN.
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tnad-bin-Said-bin-Ziyad, el-Bdhlawy, and Malik-biu-Nasi
liaving heard that the men of the en-Nizar had joined Yaa-
rub's army to attack el-Yamn, they sent for the elders of
the Hujrah of the en-Nizar and bound them in the mosque
of Azka. Then Malik-bin-Nasir summoned the tribes of the
esh-Sharkiyyah, 1 and a great many responded to the call;
the Benu-Hinah 2 also joined him with many men. These
being now assembled at Azka he attacked Yaarub's army,
which had been reinforced by the people of et-Tabul and el-
Manzaliyyah. The attack was made on Friday, at sunset,
and there was a great battle between them ; the fire of the
musketry resembled thunder and the glittering of the spears
was like lightning, and the hosts of Yaarub were scattered,
and more lives were lost on his side than on the side of
Malik-bin-Nasir. The total killed on both sides is said to
have been three hundred; but God knows.
Then Malik moved with his forces to the town of Manh,
and a detachment of them suddenly attacked the Falj of the
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -'l-Hajar and killed several of the inhabitants, plun
dered it, destroyed the cultivation, burnt its sugar-factories,
and then proceeded to besiege Nezwa. They pitched their
camp near the mosque el-Makhadh, of Fark, some of the re
sidences of which they burnt, ravaging the country and
doing all kinds of damage. Thereupon the people of Nezwa
and YaaruVs soldiers who were with them sallied forth to
attack them, and there was a sharp conflict between the two
parties with no decisive result; nevertheless, frequent skir
mishes with loss of life continued between them, which
caused great distress to the people of Nezwa. At length
there was a great battle between them which at one time
threatened to go against Malik's party, who could not re-
1 The reader will bear in mind that by esh-Sharkiyyah, or the East
erns, the inhabitants of the north-eastern portion of 'Oman proper, in
cluding the towns of Nezwa and Behla, are indicated.
2 Note the Benu-Hinah, a name synonymous with el-Hinay or el-
Hinawy, confederated against the Bonu-Ghafir.