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between two women, and because of tlie mutilation of a camel, and they 
became divided ; the Benu Ma‘an with the Benu-Shakeyl joining Suleiman- 
bin-Modhaffar, and the Benu-Nayyer joining the Benu-Hinah. On this, 
Khalf-bin Abu-Sa‘id went to his house at Darseyt 3 with his cousins. 
Suleiman-bin Modhaffar was then in the desert, and when he heard what 
had occurred, he sent to his Wazir Mohammed-bin Khanjar, desiring him 
to tell Khalf to desist from interference with the tribe (Benu-Ma‘an). 
The Wazir sent to Khalf accordingly, but finding he did not stop his 
proceedings, he reported to his master that Khalf would not attend to his 
orders. Suleiman then sent instructions to his Wazir to operate against 
the property of the Benu-Hinah at Kadam, and the Wazir ordered this to 
be destroyed. As this property belonged to the Sheykli Khalf, this 
occasioned a rupture between him and Suleiman, and in reprisal Sheykli 
Khalf ordered his cousins to make a raid on Bahia. This they did, and they 
killed many of the inhabitants of that place. The Wazir Mohammed-bin 
Khanjar then wrote to inform Suleiman of what had occurred at Balila. 
On hearing this intelligence, Suleiman returned from el-Shemal to Bahia, 
and endeavoured to effect a reconciliation with the Benu-Hinah. 4 In this 
he was unsuccessful, and both sides prepared for a struggle ; and the 
Sultan Suleiman collected all his available forces to attack the Benu-Hinah. 
As soon as the Sheykli Khalf heard of this, he sent to ask aid of the Amir 5 
‘Omeyr-bin Himyer, the Prince of Semail, against Suleiman-bin Modhaffar. 
‘Omeyr consented and came from Semail with his followers. Suleiman, being 
apprised of this movement, marched with his forces to Gfhobrah, near Balila, 
and there encountered ‘Omeyr-bin Himyer. A battle was fought which 
lasted for an hour, and which resulted in Suleiman returning to Balila, and 
the Amir ‘Omeyr to Semail, the latter leaving some of his men in Darseyt. 
The Amir was a person of noble and prudent disposition. On his arrival at 
Semail, he sent to the Benu-Jahadhim who were dispersed in various villages. 
They came at his summons, and a friendly alliance was established. He 
next sent to the Sultan of el-Rostak, Malik-bin Abul-‘Arab, to invite him 
to Semail, who accepted his invitation, and with him went also Abul- 
Hasan ‘Ali-bin Katan. From Semail they proceeded with the Benu- 
Jahadhimto Semed el-Shan, where they entrenched themselves. The Amir 
left with them some of his own clansmen and whatever provisions, water, 
and munitions of war they required, and returned himself to Semail. As 
to Suleiman-bin Modhaffar and the Benu-Hinah, there was incessant warfare 
between them. 
The Amir ‘Omeyr-bin Himyer and the Sultan Malik-bin Abul-‘Arab 
betook themselves to Nezwa to watch the cause of events. Now Malik- 
bin Abul-‘Arab had a Wazir in ‘Eini of el-Rostak, and certain inmates of 
his house ejected the Wazir. Next, one of the inhabitants of‘Eini repaired 
