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Hofliuf, in which Bczoch with his garrison had been shut up, having thus
been relieved, the town was by order of
IMillcal A, May 1676, No. 139.
Nasir Pasha, given up to pillage, and for
several days tho Turkish soldiers and tho Arab auxiliaries indulged in the
indiscriminate massacre and plunder of the inhabitants ; mon, women, and
childron woro shot down, and womon openly treated with tho brutality
peculiar to such occasions. It is said that the Turkish ollicers remonstrated
with tho Pasha on permitting and oven ordering such severities, but Nasir
Pasha ropliod that it was necessary to make au example to prevent rovolt in
futuro.
25. Nasir Pasha loft his son Mazyyad
Political A, May 1876, No. 186.
Pasha with 800 regular infantry and one
hundred cavalry to hold Ilasa, and himself roturned to Basrah.

XXXVI.—Deatli of Saud bin Feysal and election of Abdul Rahman
as Amir of Nejd, 1875.
160. On tho 26th March tho Rosidont reported that news had been received
Political a. May 1875, No. 373. of tho death of Saud bin Feysal, Amir
Political a, May 1876, No. 376. of Ncjd, on tho 25til January lb75. In
a later letter of tho 24th April this news was confirmed, and it was further
reported that Abdul Rahman bin Feysal and the sons of Saud were desirous of
making peace with Abdullah bin Feysal, tho brother of tho Into Amir. The
priesthood of Riadh, however, wore averse to this on account of Abdullah’s
friendly relations with tho Turks, and an armed force was said to have been
seut against him from ltiadh.
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161. In May 18[57j wo received news from tho Resident that Mahomed,
tho third son of Feysal, was said to have
Political A, June 1876, Nci. 2i 9-213.
entered Riadli and made peace with his
brother, Abdul Rahman, and Saud’s relations, but that Abdullah bin Feysal
had encamped outside the town. Tho Chiof of Bahrein still continued to
assist the Zobarites by sending provisions and materials to repair tho fort, but
he had hitherto rofrainod from despatching armed men.
162. In July 1875 tho Resident Persian Gulf, and tho News Agent,
Bahrein, recoived letters from Abdul
Political A, September 1876, Noe. 63*68.
Rahman, from which it appeared that
on the death of his brother, Saud bin Feysal, he had been chosen by the
genoral consent of tho peoplo to succeed Saud bin Feysal as Amir of Iho king­
dom of Riadh, and bad takon up his residence at tho capital. He was said. to
be on frioudly terms with all tho relations excepting his brother, Abdullah,
who with a small following was a fugitive in the desert without supporters.
In reply to the enquiry, the Resident was informed that no reply should be
sent to Abdul Rahmau’s letter.

XXXVII.—Abdullah bin Feysal defeats Abdul Rahman, 1875—1880.
163. In September 1875 reports reached Bahrein that Abdullah bin Feysal
bad succcedod in collecting a consider­
Political A, October 1376, No. 100.
able force with which ho attacked and
captured Riadh, and defeated the troops of his brother, Abdul Rahman. He
was said to havo obtained absolute authority at tho capital and to be on
friondly terms with Abdul Rahman and liis relations.
1G4. In Novomher 1875 nows-roports woro recoived confirming this
intelligonco. It was said that all the
Political A,Dccoinbor 1675, Nos 63*66.
tribes, with tho exception of the Ajman
had acknowledged Abdullah biu Feysal’s supremacy,' and that Mahomed and