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this, he accepted the terms, and was allowed to march out with his men 
with all their effects. Seyf then went to el-Kareyeh, and ‘Omeyr remained 
for some time at Bahia, after which he sent to Seyf-bin Mohammed, and a 
reconciliation took place between them. Seyf thereafter continued to 
administer the Government, and ruled the people justly. He exercised 
authority over his cousins, who remained faithful to him. After the affair 
of Seyf-bin Mohammed had been settled in this manner, the following events 
occurred. Sultan-bin Himyer, Mohenna-bin Mohammed-bin Hafidh, and ‘All 
bin Thahal were then residing at Sohar with Mohammed-bin Mohenna el- 
Hadeyfi, who wished to take them to their cousin Nebhan-bin Fellah at 
Makaniyat, in order to mediate a reconciliation between them. Makhzum 
was then in the Fort of Yankal. They were unable to come to terms. 
Afterwards Sultan-bin Himyer the Nebhani and ‘Ali-bin Thahal moved 
with their combined forces from el-Dhahireh against Bahia, and entered 
the quarter of the Benu-Salt of Bahia, on the 9th of Safar, 1024 A. H. 
[A. D. 1615]. The Amir ‘Omeyr-bin Himyer, who was at Semail, hearing 
of their movement, marched at once to Balila with a force, and after him 
came up Seyf-bin Mohammed, and an engagement was fought. The 
Nebhani army built a wall of defence all round the quarter they occupied. 
‘Omeyr sent to his adherents in all the villages. He was joined by the 
Sheykh Majid-bin Rabi‘ah-bin Ahmed-bin Suleiman el-Kundi and ‘Omar- 
bin Suleiman el-‘Afif and the Sheykh Sa‘id-bin Hamd-bin Abii-Sa‘id el- 
Na‘abi, with the principal inhabitants of Nezwa and Manh. Sultan-bin 
Himyer and his force remained for a long time so closely besieged, that not 
a man could come out, nor could any one enter to them. At length, Sultan 
offered to evacuate the place, if suffered to pass in safety, and the Amir 
consenting, they were allowed to march off to el-Dhahireh with their 
arms and effects. 
Sultan-bin Himyer, Kaldan-bin Himyer, ‘All-bin Thahal, and Muhenna 
-bin Mohammed-bin Hafidh continued to reside at Makaniyat until Nebhan 
dismissed them from dread of their ejecting him from the place. They 
then proceeded to Sohar, and dwelt there for a year with the Hadeyfi 
Mohammed-bin Muhenna. But God knows ! 
Sultan-bin Himyer next suggested to Mohammed-bin Muhenna that 
they should make an attack on the district of ‘Omeyr-bin Himyer about 
el-Sib of the Batin eh. ‘Omeyr was away, and there were present in his dis¬ 
tricts Sinan-bin Sultan, the Amir ‘Ali-bin Himyer and Sa‘id-bin Himyer. 
Mohammed-bin Muhenna and Sultan-bin Himyer mounted with their fol¬ 
lowers and set out from Sohar, and the news of this was carried to Sinan 
and ‘All and Sa‘id. In as short a time as would serve a man to put off his 
shoes, or wash his feet, the hostile forces met and swords were bared on 
land and sea, on plain and hill, and a terrible battle was fought, in which 
