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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.' [‎358] (519/612)

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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358
THE 1J1AMS OF 'OMAN.
immense concourse descending upon Sohar he began to
dread their getting the ascendancy there, and preferred
effecting a reconciliation with llamud. lie accordingly
dispatched a messenger to request him to send a deputy
with that object, and peace was made between them on this
condition: neither party was to encroach upon the other.
Thereupon he directed Muhammad-bin-Nasir to bring the
sheikhs of the Nizariyyah who had come with him to his
vessel, and when they came he distributed thousands of
dollars among them, besides robes of honour and other pre
sents, and having informed them that he had come to terms
with Hamud he dismissed them all, and they started for
their several homes.
Then there arose a dispute between the sheikh Muham
mad-bin-Nasir and the sheikh Sirhan-bin-Suleiman, el-
Jabiry, on account of the latter having succeeded in effecting
an alliance with the Benu-Ruwahah and the el-Harth; and
the sheikh Rashid-bin-Said-bin-Muhammad, el-Jilany, el-
Jabiry, and his allies among the Benu-Jabir and the el-
Hadhramy sided in this matter with Muhammad-bin-Nasir,
who wrote to the Benu-Ruwahah calling upon them to with
draw from the compact which they had formed with Sirhan.
As they refused to do so, he attacked them, entering their
town of Wabal, cutting down its date-trees, and killing three
of their people, losing one man on his side, a chief of the
Benu-'l-Hadhramy, and then retiring. Thereupon Sirhan
wrote requesting those who bore arais among them to join
him, and he posted them in a building belonging to the
people of Hail. Muhammad-bin-Nasir having besieged
them there, they offered to capitulate, on condition that
they should be allowed to take their arms with them, the
el-J dnabah, acting as mediators between the two parties.
Muhammad-biu-Nasir having agreed to the proffered terms
they evacuated the place and returned home. Subsequently,
Sirhan himself had an interview with him, and they were

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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.' [‎358] (519/612), British Library: Printed Collections, Arab.D.490, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023697837.0x000078> [accessed 2 April 2025]

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