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he received timely warning from a person, to whom he had shown kindness, 
of what they meditated, and when he had ascertained the truth of the 
intelligence, he ordered the family to he banished from the district, but for¬ 
bade any one to slay or attack them. So they were forced to go forth, and 
dispersed throughout the districts. A party of them resorted to Mank-bin 
Sinan, who had made a compact with the Imam and taken an oath to follow 
the truth. By receiving these persons he broke his word. Another body 
of them took refuge with the el-Hinai at Bahia, and assisted that tribe 
in their war against the Imam, which then broke out. 
The Imam ordered a new Fort to be constructed in ‘Akr of Nezwa in 
lieu of the old one, which had been built by el-Salt-bin Malik, and the work 
was completed. 
The people of Manli also invited him to extend his just rule to them, 
and he proceeded to that town, which was opened to him, and administered 
the affairs with the active and substantial support of the inhabitants. 
So also the people of Semed el-Shan came to him. The governor 
[Malik] of Semed at that time was ‘Ali-bin Katan el-Hilali. The Imam 
despatched an army under the command of the learned Sheykh Mes‘ud-bin 
Ramadhan, who took possession of the town. At the invitation of the 
people of Ibra, the Malik of which was Mohammed-bin Jafir, the Imam 
sent a force there also, which took the place. 
In this way the whole of el-Sharkiyeli submitted to the Imam, except 
Sur and Keriyat, which were held by the Christians. 
The Imam next assembled an army and marched against the el-Hinai 
of Bahia. When he had proceeded as far as the plain of el-Markh, he dis¬ 
covered treason amongst certain persons of his army, and deemed it most 
prudent to return to Nezwa, 'where he commenced raising a fresh force. 
A large number of men being assembled, he marched with them towards 
el-Dhahireh, and succeeded in gaining possession of Wadi Fadda, where he 
ordered a Fort to be built. The inhabitants of the uplands of Dhank, 
whose leader was the learned Sheykh Khamls-bin Rueyshid, joined the 
Imam, and also the men of el-Glnalin, and his authority was established in 
spite of his enemies. 
After this the Imam made a tour of the districts he had conquered, un¬ 
til he reached Semed el-Slian, whence he returned to el-Rostak with the 
Benu Riyam. 6 There he remained until the army of Mohammed-bin Jafir 
advanced to the town of Nakhl, which they entered and took possession of, 
all but the Fort. The Imam marched against them at the head of a 
numerous army, and was aided by the el-Ma‘awal clan. The enemy had 
only occupied the town two or three nights, when they were forced to fly, 
and the Imam returned to el-Rostak. 
Soon after, the Sheykh Khamis-bin Rueyshid came to the Imam seek- 
