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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.' [‎179] (340/612)

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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ahmed-bin-sa'id.
179
door communicated the glad tidings. The Imam came out
hastily and met them both, and his son Said having informed
him of all that the Manh man had done in his behalf, the
Imam thanked the latter and invested him with a cloak.
When morning came, Seif and Sultan missed their brother,
and seeing the rope tied to the gun they inferred that the
Manh man had escaped with him to his father; nevertheless,
this occurrence did not lessen their determination to per
severe, and the war was carried on more briskly than ever.
Eventually, their father offered them an amnesty, on condition
that they evacuated the fort; that, however, they continued
to refuse, until some one informed them that Ibn-Rahmah,
el-Hawaly, had invested er-Rastak with 30,000 men, and
had been joined by the Arabs of esh-Shamal and those of
Tawwam in great numbers. Fearing that this combination
might deprive them of the government and place it in tho
hands of their enemies, they decided on a reconciliation
with their father, and sent word to him to that effect. His
consent having been given, they left the fort with their
followers, and had an interview with their father on the
Island. The latter invested them with robes of honour, and
behaved kindly to those who had been in the fort with
them.
When Ibn-Rahmah heard of the reconciliation between
the Imam and his sons Seif and Sultan, and that they were
being entertained by him, he retired with his forces. There
upon the Imam returned to er-Ilastak, and Seif and Sultan
went to Nuaman.
A trustworthy person, whose narratives are universally
believed owing to their strict integrity, informed me
that when Seif and Sultan, the Imam Ahmed's sons,
seized their brother Said and kept him bound in the
Eastern fort, they sent to the merchants of Maskat and
demanded some security of them for their persons and
property. The merchants accordingly took the boxes in

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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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