1874.] E. C. Boss —Annals of 1 Oman.—Boole III. 133 
The Ima'm El-Salt-Ka'sim (restored) who died in the Imamate. 
Next they elected 
The Ima'm el-Hasan-bin el-Sahteyni', who died in less than a 
month. 
The Ima'm el-Hawa'ri'-bin Matraf. Then they elected el-Hawari- 
bin Matraf el-Haddani as a Dafi‘i 14 Imam. He set to work to repress the 
licentious workers of folly with great severity. But on each occasion when the 
Sultan came to ‘Oman to tax the inhabitants, he was wont to withdraw from 
the house of the Imamate to his private residence, and made no attempt to 
prevent his committing injustice and tyranny. As soon as the Sultan had 
quitted‘Oman, he would return to the house of the Imamate, and placing the 
crown of office on his head, would say to those around him : “ There is no Gov¬ 
ernment but belongs to God, and no obedience is due to those who rebel against 
God.” Up to the time of his death, some of the Benu-Asameh remained in 
attendance on him by order of the Sultan. The Sultan here mentioned 
was the Sultan of Baghdad. 15 God knows the truth ! On his death, they 
elected his nephew ‘Omar-bin Moliammed-bin Matraf. 
The Ima'm ‘Omar-bin Mohammed. This Prince adhered to the same 
policy as his uncle had adopted, retiring when the Sultan came and 
returning to office on the latter’s departure. At this period the Karamiteh 16 
invaded ‘Oman, on which ‘Omar resigned the Imamate. When the 
Karamiteh returned to Balireyn, he did not resume office. 
These Karamiteh had overrun many countries including Mekkah and 
el-Sham and subdued the various tribes. They were styled Benu-Abi-Sa‘id- 
el-Hasan-ibn Bahram-bin Bohrist-el-Heyyani. 17 Abu-Sa‘id abolished prayer, 
the fast, pilgrimage, and religious alms, and turned these observances into 
allegory. He so deluded his weak-minded followers, that they deified him 
in the place of the Almighty. He was at length overthrown by ‘Abdullah- 
bin-‘Ali, who fought against him with only 400 men, notwithstanding that 
their armies were numerous. He continued to strive with them for seven 
years, until they were deprived of power. 
Interregnum. After this there was an interregnum in ‘Oman, during 
which period no Imam was elected. 
The Ima'm Mohammed-bin Yezi'd. At length, they elected to the 
Imamate Mohammed-bin Yezid el-Kundi [or Kindi], whose residence was 
at Semed-el-Kundi. He was elected as a Dafi‘i Imam, being incapacitated 
from election as Shari on account of being in debt. 18 At this time the 
Sultan subdued ‘Oman, and placed two forces in occupation of it, one at 
el-Sirr, and the other at el-‘Atik. Thereupon Mohammed-bin Yezid fled 
from ‘Oman, and el-Hakam-bin el-Mulla el-Boliri, a resident of Sa‘al, was 
elected Imam. 
The Ima'm el-Hakam-bin el-Mulla'. We know not of any previous 
