'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.' [‎147] (308/612)

the imams of 'oman.
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command of Babad-bin-Salim; but tlie ship was overtaken
by a storm near Fakkan, and Bahad-bin-Salim returned with
his ship^s rudder broken. With regard to Seif-bin-Sultan,
one statement is that his ship was wrecked near Fakkan;
another, that when he disembarked the ship was seized by
Ahmed-bin-Said ; and a third, that Seif went in it to es-Sir,
and joined the Persians there; but God knows.
As regards Seif-bin-Sultan^s subsequent proceedings, one
account is that when he reached es-Sir with his ship and
joined the Persians there, he complained to them of what
had befallen him at the hands of the Imam Sultan-bin-Mur-
shid and the people of ^Oman. They replied : a We are sent
by the Shah to aid you, therefore command us to go where-
ever you please/' He rejoined: "1 think the best plan will
be for us to proceed to Sohar and take the fort from Ah
med-bin-Said ; and in the event of success I will present it to
you in perpetuity." The Persians were highly delighted
with this offer, but said ; "You are a sincere friend and ally,
and have kept your word with us ; nevertheless, we will not
deprive you of anything, for we have abundance." They
accordingly went to Sohar and invested it by sea and land,
cutting off all supplies from the inhabitants, and reducing
them to great straits. They also sent a large force to Mas-
kat to take the two forts there from the Imam Sultan-bin-
Murshid, in order to make them over to Seif-bin-Sultan.
These two forts, and the other fortifications at Maskat, were
held at the time for the former by Seif-bin-Muhenna, el-Yaa-
ruby; the fort of el-Matrah was similarly held by Seif-bin-
Himyar, el-Yaaruby; and the two commanders had agreed
to resist the Persians. Accordingly, when the latter reached
Sih-el-Harmel, Seif-bin-Himyar, with some of the people of
el-Matrah and Maskat, fell upon them and drove them back
to Riwa, where they remained the rest of that day. The
following day they attacked el-Matrah, and Seii-bin-Himyar
met them, but was overpowered by numbers and slain, toge-