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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.' [‎145] (306/612)

The record is made up of 1 volume (435 pages). It was created in 1871. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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the imams op 'oman.
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All the garrisons of 'Oman were now in favour of Seif-
bin-Sultan, and the people submitted to him, and he relieved
them of the hhardj. Then, however, many of the learned
sheikhs of Behla, Nezwa, and Azka, also of the chiefs of the
Benu-Ghafir, who resided in ezh-Zhahirah, and those of the
Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. -Semail, and the sheikhs of the el-Maawal met together
to consult about conferring the Imamate on Sultan-bin-
Murshid, el-Yaaruby. Having come to that decision, they
gave their allegiance to him in the mosque of Nakhl, in
the year a.h . 1151 [ a.d . 1738].
SULTAN-BIN-MUESHID,
el-ya'abuby.
On Sultan-bin-Murshid's accession, the forts of Nakhl, Se-
miiil, Azka, Nezwa, and those belonging to the tribes of esh-
Sharkiyyah and the es-Salimiyyah were made over to him,
and he himself marched with an army to er-Rastak, which
was at that time under the government of Seif-bin-Sultan.
W hen the latter heard of his approach he collected a force
from er-Rastak and other places, and took up a position in
the hollows of the Falj-el-Maisar, in order to give him bat
tle ; but finding that he could not maintain discipline among
his followers he fled from them by night, leaving a quantity
of warlike stores, dates, and other provisions in their pos
session.
When the Imam Sultan-bin-Murshid reached er-Rastak,
on a Friday morning in Shaaban of the same year, he found
that Seif-bin-Sultan had decamped. The people of er-Ras-
tak received him cordially, and, judging him worthy of the
Imamate, they recognized him as their ruler and proffered
their allegiance j the fort also surrendered, after holding out
seventy days. Seif-bin-Sultan had left in it his slaves, his
mother, and other members of his family; he himself had
gone to Maskat, from whence, and from el-Matrah and es-
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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.

Author: Hamid ibn Muhammad ibn Ruzayq

Publication details: London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society

Physical Description: initial roman numeral pagination (i-cxxviii); with map.

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1 volume (435 pages)
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The volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is an index to the principal names at the back of the volume.

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Dimensions: 210mm x 130mm

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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.' [‎145] (306/612), British Library: Printed Collections, Arab.D.490, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023697836.0x00006b> [accessed 3 April 2025]

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