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'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.' [122] (283/612)
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the imams of 'oman.
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ingly went to Ibra 1 whore the el-Harth 2 joined him. On
hearing this, Muhammad repaired to Ibra and ordered the
el-Harth to send Khalf away; on their refusal he began
cutting down their date-trees. However, perceiving even-
tually that they were unable to cope with him, they agreed
to expel Khalf and made peace on that condition, l\.lialf
then set out for Maskat and Muhammad and his followers
returned to Yabrin, from whence he went to Nezwa, where
he assembled the learned men and begged them to appoint
some one in his place [as regent] in behalf of Seif-bin-
Sultan, as he was tired of waging war. But the people,
especially those of Nezwa, would not hear of his resignation,
owing to their dread of Khalf-bin-Nasir, el-Kusayyar. (The
governor of Nezwa at this time was sheikh Abdallah-bm-
Muhammad -bin-Bashr-bin-Maddad.) So they assembled
together in secret conclave at el- A.kr, Muhammad being
with them, and they urged him day and night to assume the
sovereignty, but he refused for a long time. At length,
however, he acceded to their wish, on receiving their solemn
promise of allegiance. They accordingly confirmed him in
the Imamate, on the morning of Saturday, six days before
the expiration of el-Muharram, a.h . 1137 [2nd Oct. 1724.]
A salute was fired from the fort on the occasion, and a pio
clamation was issued throughout Oman that
MUHAMMAD-BIN-NASIR
was Imam. On the following Friday he led the prayers at
» Ibra is situated in an oasis on the confines between 'Oman proper
and the province of Ja'alan. Wellsted describes it " as having been
formerly a place of some note, but now greatly fallen to decay.... There
are still some handsome houses there ; but the style of the building is
peculiar to this part of Arabia. To avoid the damp, and catch an occa
sional beam of the sun above the trees, they are usually very lofty. A
parapet encircling the upper part is turreted, and on some of the largest
houses guns are mounted. 1 Tvuvels in Atohict) vol. i. p. Jb.
2 See note 2, page 9.
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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 The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. of Bombay.
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- '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.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:20, 1:128, 1:436, 1:8, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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- Ḥamīd ibn Muḥammad Ibn Ruzayq xx Salil ibn Razik
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- Title
- '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.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:20, 1:128, 1:436, 1:8, iv-r:vi-v, back-i
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