"تاريخ أئمة وأسياد عُمان بقلم سليل ابن رزيق، من ٦٦١-١٨٥٦ م، مترجم من الأصل العربي، ومُحرّر بملاحظات وملاحق ومقدمة تواصل التاريخ حتى سنة ١٨٧٠، بقلم جورج بيرسي بادجر، عضو في الجمعية الجغرافية الملكية والقس الراحل في رئاسة بومباي." [‎٢‎٢‎٠] (٦١٢/٣٨١)

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whenever Sultan visited the place he was to reside on the
Island.
Some time after the conclusion of this treaty Ahmed-bin-
el-Imam-Said left the Eastern fort, and by the orders of
Said-bin-el-Imam placed it in the hands of Muhammad-bin-
'Abdallah, esh-Shakasy. 'Aly-bin-Hilal also quitted the
Western fort and consigned it in like manner to the care of
Muhammad-bin-Khalfan. Kais, too, left the fort of el-
Matrah, placing it in charge of the el-Haddan.
When the people had regained confidence and all dis
turbances had ceased. Sultan came from Barkah on one of
his usual visits to Maskat, and Muhammad-bin-'Abdallah,
esh-Shdkasy, who held the Eastern fort for the Imam Said,
went to see him. As he was about to leave. Sultan said to
him very angrily : " If you value your life, surrender the fort
to me." He replied : " Let me go back first and remove my
men therefrom;" to which Sultan answered, "presently,
presently!" Then after having him bound he bade him fol
low him. On reaching the house of the sheikh Muhammad-
bin-Ghalum, Sultan's followers by his orders made him stand
up and call to his men to come out of the fort, which they
did, and Sultan took possession of it, placing in it the Ma-
wala of the el-Jibur, whose commander was Muhaisin-bin-
Said, ez-Zahily, the Mania of the el-Jibur. Then Sultan
wrote to Kais thus:—" I have taken the Eastern fort for
you; therefore restrain our brother Said from attempting
to interfere with Maskat." Kais was greatly delighted at
this ; Muhammad-bin-Khalfan also pretended outwardly to
be acting as governor on behalf of Sultan, but inwardly he
felt very differently, and both parties were secretly intent on
overreaching one another. At this time Muhammad began
to repair the Western fort, to add guns to its armament,
and to increase its ammunition, lead, and other stores. He
also sent for Khasif-bin-Matar, el Hinay, who joined him
with a hundred of his uncle's men of the Benu-Hinah. These