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LIST OF CONTENTS.
Sections. Paragraphs.

I—Itiso ot tho Wahabis under Abdul Wahah—Wahabis neither Sun­
nis or Shiahs,.—Early opposition between Nejd and Hejaz—General
view of Arabia : the old empire of Yemen—Four Governments
in Arabia at the nd vent of Mahomet—Progress of Mussulman
conquest in Arabia—Political condition of Arabia hot ween the 7 th
and 8th centuries—Religious condition of Ncjd at tho advent of
Abdul Wahub ... ... 1—10
II—Political history of Ncjd ante 1800-1804
Wahabi Empiro established by Sand ... 11
Abdul Aziz—about 1800—hostilities against Persia and Maskat 12
Assassination of Abdul Aziz by a fanatical Sheikh ... 13
Abdullah—1801: invasion of Persia and capture of Meshed
Hussein ... ... ... 14
Capture of Mecca and Medina, 1803—1S04 • M ... 15
III— Genealogy of the Wahabi Atnirs ... • • . 16
IV— First encroachments of the Wahabis in Oman ... 17
Disputed succession at Maskat and Wahabi intervention ... 18
Complete ascendancy of the Wahabis in Omao ... 19
V—(1) Joasarai pirates under Wahabi influence first venture into the
Indian Seas. (2) Expedition against Joasamisand Wahabis, 1808—
1800 ... 20—26-A
VI—First Egyptian Invasion of Nejd and destruction or Deriah—
Egyptian Invasion of Nejd, 1813 ... 27
Visit of Wahabi envoy to Maskat—1813 ... 28
Death of Saud Wahabi Chiof, 1814 ... 29
Fall of Wahabi Capita! Deriah, 1819 ... ... 30
Briti.-h expedition against the Joasamis under General Keir,
1820 ... 81—32
Amir Abdullah sent as a prisoner to Constantinople and decapi­
tated, 1820 ... 33
VII—Resurrection of the Wahabis and Reconstruction of the Wahabi
Kingdom, 1824—1831 ... 34—35
VIII—Wahabi overtures to British Government, 1831 ... 36—37
IX—(1) Wahabi Invasion of Oman, 1838.(2) Views of the Government
of India as to the claims of Maskat on tho British Government 3S—39
X—(1) Turki murdered by Mesbari. (2) Mcshari executed by Feysal
(3) Foysal assumes the Kingdom ... 40—42
XI— (1) Second Egyptian Invasion of Nejd. (2) Egyptian withdrawal
under British pressure • •• ... 43—45
XII— Government of Khalid as Turkish vicegerent • •• ... 46—47
XIII—(1) Abdullah bin Saneyan seizes the kingdom. (2) Feysal returns
from oxile ... 48—49
XIV—(1) Oman again threatened by tho Wahabis. (2) British policy ... 60—67
XV—Wahabi attempt on Rah rein ... ... 58—60
XVI—Invasion of Oman by Abdullah, son of Foysal (2) Treaty between
Maskat and Wahabis Ml ... 60
XVII—Feysal’s nominal dependence upon Turkey, 1855 ... 61—62
Ml
XVIII—(1) Ronowal of Wahabi attempt on Bahrein. (2) British interference.
1859 in 63—65