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with them Bel‘arab-bin Nasir and all the Ya‘arabeh in fetters, 11 and 
proceeded until they reached Makaniyat. Mohammed-bin Nasir’s stay at el- 
Rostak had lasted about two months. On arrival at Makaniyat, he sent to 
the tribes of Dhahireli and ‘Oman and to the Benu-Yas, summoning them 
to his aid. They obeyed his call, and a large army of about 12,000 men 
assembled under him. His camp was at Felej el-Manadereh, on the Yankal 
side. On summoning the people of the town to surrender the Fort to him, 
they failed to do so, and returned him no answer. In the morning, he 
moved his camp, intending to occupy the high ground, above the source of 
the el-Molndith stream of el-Batha. The Benu-‘Ali and their allies of 
Yankal opposed him, and a severe conflict occurred, in which many of the 
Benu-‘AH were slain, notably the son of their Sheykh Suleiman-bin Salim. 
On Mohammed-bin Nasir’s side, Salim-bin Ziyad el-Gliafiri, Seyf-bin Nasir 
el-Shakeyli and one other were wounded. 
Mohammed-bin Nasir then encamped on the heights above the fountain 
head of the el-Molnditli stream, and besieged the garrison, firing on them 
from guns and matchlocks. Another engagement was fought, in which 
many were killed. On the side of Mohammed-bin Nasir there fell the 
Wall of Dhank, Mohammed-bin Khalf el-Kuyudhi, and one of his cousins. 
They then cut off the supply of water by breaking up the aqueduct, on 
which the garrison accepted terms, and agreed to surrender the Forts. 
Intelligence next reached Mohammed-bin Nasir that Sa‘id-bin Haweyd 
had entered el-Seleyf with his followers and joined the el-Suawafeh, who 
sided with the Benu-Hinah. He accordingly directed his army on el-Seleyf, 
and on arrival there sent a message to Sa 4 id-bin Haweyd and the people of 
el-Seleyf, inviting them to make their submission, but they declined. A 
number of the el-Suawafeh of Ten 4 am, however, joined Mohammed-bin 
Nasir, and tendered their allegiance. He then attacked the Fort of the el- 
Murashid of el-Seleyf, and overturned the walls, burying under the ruins 
all the men, women, and children, who were within the place. SaTd-bin 
Haweyd then requested safe passage for himself and his followers to his 
own district, Mohammed-bin Nasir acceded to his request, and not only 
allowed him free egress, but supplied him with provisions for his journey. 
After this, there only remained at el-Seleyf the Forts of the el-Suawafeh 
and the el-Manadereli. The latter seeing what had befallen the el- 
Murashid, made their submission to Mohammed-bin Nasir r who pardoned 
them and suffered them to remain unmolested in their stronghold. 
The el-Suawafeh, on the contrary, held out, so Mohammed-bin Nasir 
continued to besiege them, cutting down their date trees, and slaying them 
daily, tie dismissed his Bedouin auxiliaries, retaining only the Benu-Yas 
and the “ Hadhr” tribes. When the siege had lasted over two months, the 
garrison agreed to demolish the Fort with their own hands; on their doing 
