'Travels in Assyria, Media, and Persia, including a journey from Bagdad by Mount Zagros, to Hamadan, the ancient Ecbatana, researches in Ispahan and the ruins of Persepolis, and journey from thence by Shiraz and Shapoor to the sea-shore. Description of Bussorah, Bushire, Bahrein, Ormuz, and Muscat, narrative of an expedition against the pirates of the Persian Gulf, with illustrations of the voyage of Nearchus, and passage by the Arabian Sea to Bombay.' [‎513] (544/582)

ARMY OF THE IMAUM. 5]^
rest of the army may be called a sort of levy en masse. On his
territory being threatened in any quarter, the Imaum addresses
letters to the Sheiks, or heads of families, and to the men of the
greatest influence and power in the quarter threatened, calling
upon them to prove their allegiance by raising a body of men,
specifying the number and the service required. According to the
popularity of the war to be engaged in, these come forward with
alacrity and good-will. Every man is already armed, almost from
his cradle, according to the custom of the nation; and the very
act of wearing such arms familiarizes him to their sight, and often
improves the wearer in the use of them. As all discipline beyond
a sort of general obedience to some chief is unknown among them,
neither uniformity of dress nor of arms is required. Every man
brings with him the weapons he likes best; the magazines of the
Prince supply the ammunition ; and the heads of such districts as
the armed force may be actually in, are enjoined to furnish them
with subsistence. Remunerations are made to these heads of dis
tricts, either by sums of money, or by exemption from tithes and
duties to the amount expended. The spoils of the war, if any?
are entirely divided among those engaged; and besides a stipu
lated daily pay to every man bearing arms, in proportion to his
rank, an ample reward is made to every one at the close of the
war, proportioned to the service which he himself is thought to
have individually rendered. These branches of expenditure at
the present moment, when the Imaum has a body of twenty thou
sand men on foot, press hard on the declining revenues of his
port; but on the other hand, he is liberally supported by every one
throughout his dominions, and voluntary gifts of sums for the pro
secution of the war are made by wealthy patriots: and his own re
sources are thought to be yet very ample, and much more than
adequate to meet every exigency.
The appearance, dress, and manners of the Arabs of Muscat
differ but little from those of Yemen and the coast of Hadramaut.
In stature they are of the middle size, but almost invariably
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