"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." [‎٢‎٢‎٤] (٦١٢/٣٨٥)

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THE IMAMS OP 'OMAN.
He accordingly did so, Sultan thoroupon taking possession
of the Western fort and releasing Muhammad-bin-Khalfan,
who went forthwith to the Beit-el-Falj and garrisoned it
with fifty men of the Benn-Hina, under Khasif-bin-M{itar.
Sultan then appointed Khalfan-bin-Nasir, el-Bil-Saidy,
Wali of Maskat, having ordered him the day before, which
was the day on which the Western fort had been made over
to him, to destroy the fort of el-Matrah, which was at that
time under the authority of his. Sultan's, brother, Kais-bin-el-
Imam, as already related. Khalfan-bin-Nasir accordingly
went thither and threw up a breastwork from the wall of
the Luwatiyah to the sweetmeat market, and placed scouts,
patrols, and guns in edh-Dhit, which is behind el-Mdtrah
and facing the fort. About midnight the roar of the cannon
was like thunder, and the firing was kept up night and day.
On the twelfth day, the el-Haddan who held the fort on
behalf of Kais surrendered to Sultan. Next, Sultan ordered
Khalfan-bin-Nasir to attack the Beit-el-Falj, which he did,
but the shot from his guns did not produce any effect, some
being fired too high and others' too low. Peace was even
tually concluded on Muhammad-bin-Khalfan agreeing to
surrender all the guns which were in the Beit. When these
were given up Sultan ordered them to be taken to el-
Mat rah.
Then Sultan ordered Khalfan-bin-Nasir to build a castle
on the edge of the Tawy-er-Rawiyah, and a square tower on
the summit of the'Akabat-en-Naashy, opposite er-Rawiyah,
and another on the top of the 'Akabah above my father's
house. These three defences were completed in six months.
At this time Muhammad-bin-Khalfan entered into corre
spondence with Kais, the Imam's son, instigating him to
make war upon his brother Sultan. One of his letters was
written in poetry. It resulted in a league between Muham
mad-bin-Khalfan and Kais and Said, the sons of the Imam
[Ahmed], to attack Sultan. Kais accordingly collected a large