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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.' [216] (377/612)
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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21G
THE IMAMS OF 'OMAN,
son Ahnicd who is there to the best of your ability, and fight
bravely against Sultan and all others who may attack either
of you. Beware of cowardice, which is a base and not a
noble quality." Following these directions, 'Aly took boat
at el-Masnaah and reached Maskat on the same day that
Sultan reached el-Karm.
From el-Karm Sultan wrote letters to the merchants and
notables at Maskat, assuring them of immunity for their
persons and property. Among the letters was one addressed
to my father, Muhammad-bin-Razik, and brought to him by
a man of the Benu-Ruwahah, named Said-bin-Musabbah,
the father of Musabbah and Temim. The letter was as fol
lows : "When this reaches you, inform the people of Maskat
that their persons and property shall be inviolable; for I am
not coming to Maskat to plunder the inhabitants, but, as yon
know, to take its two fortresses and the other defences."
After reading this epistle, my father took it to Ahmed-bin-el-
Imam-Said and 'Aly-bin-Hilal, who were at that time on the
Island. After showing it to them he asked : "What is your
opinion?" They replied, "Sultan cannot prevail against
Maskat while it is well supplied with arms and ammunition;
besides which we are not cowards. Let him come, and, God
willing, we will fight a battle with him with our swords near
the hill in the great
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
such as neither friends nor foes
ever heard of." My father thereupon left and told the
merchants and notables of Maskat what Sultan had written
to him and what Ahmed and 'Aly had said. They replied:
" Letters have come to us from Sultan to the same effect,
promising us security and immunity. Our opinion is that
Sultan will enter Mtiskat and effect his object, and that
Ahmed and 'Aly will be unable to resist him, for they have
not many soldiers with them. In fact, their words are vain
and baseless." In the evening of the same day, when all the
notables of Maskat were assembled at his house, my father
suggested that they should all cry out together, " the enemy!
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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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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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- '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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