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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.' [‎11] (24/612)

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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EDITOR'S PREFACE.
Shortly after the death of the Seyyid Said-bin-
Sultan, the sovereign of 'Oman and its East African
dependencies, who died a.d . 1856, war became immi
nent between his two sons, the late Seyyid Thu-
wainy, who had succeeded to the Principality of'Oman,
and the late Seyyid Majid, who claimed Zanzibar,
the neighbouring islands, and the Arab settlements
on the adjacent mainland. Actual hostilities were
prevented by the friendly intervention of the Govern
ment of Bombay, and the rival brothers eventually
agreed to submit their differences to the arbitration
of Lord Canning, then Viceroy of India, and to abide
by his decision. As a preliminary measure, a Com
mission, composed of Brigadier, now Sir William
Coghlan, K.C.B., and myself, was appointed to report
on the matters in dispute, a duty which involved per
sonal interviews with the Seyyids both at Mdskat
and Zanzibar. It was while so engaged at the for
mer place, in 1860, that the Seyyid Thuwainy pre
sented me with the original manuscript of this
History.
The work embraces the annals of 'Oman from the
rise of Islam down to a very recent period, and is, I
believe, unique in the continuity and fulness of its

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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.' [‎11] (24/612), British Library: Printed Collections, Arab.D.490, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023697835.0x000019> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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