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294 SHAIKHS OF OMAN.

Of these, Dubba, and the island of Hamrah, are governed by the
chief’s son Ibrahim bin Sultan, who derives therefrom a revenue of
1,800 reals, and Mumzur, Khan, Leia, Shargah, Faslit, Hecra, and
I-Iimreeah are ruled by another of his sons, Abdoolla bin Sultan, mid
the revenue he derives from them amounts to 2,000 reals.
Majid bin Sultan receives from his father an annual allowance of 100
Tomans, and the yearly revenue that accrues to Shaikh Sultan amounts
in all to 5,000 reals. The Joasmees belong to the sect of the Walia-
becs. The fighting men of Shargah number 2,000 souls; of Ras-ool-
Khyma, 1,000; the island of Zuab, 700; Khan, 400; Mumzur, 200;
Leia, 100; Fasht, 100; Heera, 150; and Himreeah, 1,000. The
remainder range, in the number of their fighting men, from 50 to 200
respectively. From Mumzur to the island of Zuab, the people gene­
rally engage in the pearl fishery.
The inhabitants of Ras-ool-Khyma go trading voyages in their ves-
sels, and those of the rest of the places occupy themselves in the
common fishery, the cultivation of the date tree, and the practice of
agriculture.
Heera and Himreeah, whose people are of the Naeem Tribe, arc not
only exempt from the payment of tribute, but are wont to receive an
annual allowance from the Chief of the Joasmees.

EJMAN.
Humeed bin Rashid, Chief of Ejman, age thirty-eight years, has
sons,—Rashid bin Humeed, age thirteen years ; Mahomed bin Humeed,
age seven years; and Obed bin Humeed, age five years.
The-chief’s brother, Ali bin Rashid, age sixty years, has sons,—Saltan
bin Ali, age thirty-one years; Mahomed bin Ali,age twenty-nine years;
Salim bin Ali, age twenty-seven years ; Majid bin Ali, age twenty-three
years ; and Rashid bin Ali, age nineteen years.
Son of the chief’s late brother (Abdool Azeez*), Rashid bin Abdool
Azeez, age twenty years.
Fighting men of Ejman, 600 souls; sect of the people, Wahabee;
gross annual revenue, 600 dollars.
Shaikh Humeed bin Rashid allows his brother, Ali bin Rashid, a
yearly sum of 100 Tomans, and to Rashid bin Abdool Azeez in like
manner the sum of 20 Tomans. The inhabitants generally employed
in the pearl fishery.

* Abdool Azeez, formerly Chief of Ejman, was slaiu in action, whilst engaging the people
of Himreeah, in 1848.