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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.' [‎43] (76/612)

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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xliii
complished the mission entrusted to him, but being wrecked
off Sohar on the way back, Ahmed obtained possession of
the Shah's letter, taking advantage of which he forthwith
dispatched one of his officers to Mdskat with the letter and
four hundred men, and instructed him to take over the
fortifications from the Persians. The latter believing that
he was acting for Majid delivered up all the fortresses into
his hands, which he immediately garrisoned with his own
men.
Ahmed's next manoeuvre casts an indelible stigma on his
memory, and can only be palliated on the ground that
treachery was practically recognized as justifiable strategy
by both parties, and that the atrocities of the invaders richly
deserved the retribution which was meted out to them. The
Persians were invited to Barkah, where great preparations
were made to entertain them prior to their final departure.
The people's goods and chattels were placed under contri
bution to provide for the feast, and seething caldrons of
meat and dishes of sweetmeats were borne to the unwelcome
guests amidst murmurs of indignation uttered by the ^Orna-
nis against Ahmed for his hospitality to the hated foreigners,
who in their opinion deserved a very different treatment.
While the rank and file were being regaled in their tents,
fifty of the principal officers, by special invitation, sat down
to a grand banquet with Ahmed in the fort. While so en
gaged the public crier proclaimed: " Any one who has a
grudge against the Persians may now take his revenge \"
The result, as might have been expected, was an indiscri
minate slaughter of the hapless Persians, until Ahmed in
terposed to arrest it; but those who escaped were reserved
for a still more terrible fate. They were embarked in ships,
professedly to be conveyed to Bunder-el-'Abbas, but the
sailors—acting there can be little doubt on superior instruc
tions—set fire to the ships not far from Barkah, escaping to
laud themselves, leaving the wretched Persians to be burnt

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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.' [‎43] (76/612), British Library: Printed Collections, Arab.D.490, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023697835.0x00004d> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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