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sa'id-bin-sultan.
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the truth of those statements, ho left el-Kusair by night
with a few followers, and scaled the fort by the ladders
which the people of Sohar had prepared for that purpose.
He found only a few men in the fort, and those he drove
out of it. On the following morning the inhabitants came
to make their public submission to him. He then went to
Lawa and seized the fort there, which was surrendered un
conditionally; afterwards he proceeded to Shinas, and got
possession of its fort in the same manner; and then to el-
Khabiirah, where he met with the same success. At this
time the Seyyid Talib-bin-el-Imam [Ahmed] was at er-Ras-
tak, and the sheikh Muhammad-bin-Nasir, el-Jabry, at el-
llufry. Talib, on hearing what had occurred, went to com
municate the intelligence to the sheikh Muhammad, but the
latter had been apprised of it before. Thereupon they
agreed to proceed to Maskat together, and to act as the
daughter of the Imam [Ahmed] might direct. On their
arrival, the Imam's daughter said : " It is useless to summon
Hamud to come to us with his followers, for he is now more
determined than ever. The tribes have submitted to him, his
power is increased, and we may expect some evil at his hands
from day to day. Now, this town of Mdskat is the great
treasure of 'Oman, and we must have it defended by loyal
men who will not turn cowards when their support is needed.
Ihe sword does not make brave men falter, but brave men
are not made out of cowards." The Seyyid Talib then re
marked to Muhammad, "1 leave you to reply;" whereupon
the latter said,Know, then, that the two lives of 'Oman, T
mean the el-Yemeniyyah and the Nizariyyah, have become
like two serpents : if they are brought together they will
certainly do mischief, and our security depends on keeping
them apart. Therefore we must choose one of the two."
Both the listeners concurred in this opinion, and expressed
their desire to leave the choice to the speaker, assured that
he only sought their welfare ; they merely urged the import-

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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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Arab.D.490
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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
Author
Ḥamīd ibn Muḥammad Ibn Ruzayq xx Salil ibn Razik
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