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RESIDENCY AND MUSCAT POLITICAL AGENCY FOR 1882-83.
ment of Seyyid Sa'eed actively, and vessels of war were sent to Muscat

In 183(/ Seyyid Sauced returned to Muscat and at once proceeded
against his nephew Hamood, but was unable to reduce Sonar and was
obliged to conclude a treaty with Hamood, by which Sohar and some
other districts were made over to the latter, who agreed to pay a yearly
tribute of 8,000 German crowns. a , _ __ , •.
. Early in 1831, however, Seyyid Sa'eed again attacked Hamood-bm-
Azzan and invested Sohar. This campaign also resulted In disastrous
failure, and, after having been obliged to renew the treaty of peace
on nearly the same terms as before, Sa'eed returned to Muscat.
Meantime Seyyid Hilal bad been released, and bis appanage of
Soweyk restored to him. . ; .
In 1832, Seyyid Sa’eed once more sailed for Zanzibar, leaving Lis
son Hilal in charge of Muscat. Shortly after Su'ood-bin-Ali, auother
cousin, who was Wali of Burka, seized Hilal, but released biux to
ransom.
At this juncture the Jowasim chief of R6s-el-Khaimah seized Khor
Fakan and a strip of territory on the Batinah coast, which has since
then remained in the hands of the Jowasim.
In 1832 Seyyid Sa’eed returned from Zanzibar, and Su'ood-bin-Ali
was transferred to Rastak.
On the Seyyid’s leaving again for Africa, he appointed his son
Thoweynee to act for him.
In the year 1833, the Wahabees menaced Muscat, and it was agreed
that the Muscat Government should pay them a tribute of 5,000
German crowns per annus.
During the following few years, there were continual struggles
between Seyyid Sa’eed and bis representatives, on the one hand, and
Hamood-biii-Azzln, on the other, Hastak passing into the hands of the
latter. Ad attempt was at one time made to set up Hamood as €t Im&m/*
but, after finally declining the office, Hamood retired for a time from
public life, leaving his 6on Ssyf iu charge of Sohar. This youth, having
thrown off his father's authority, was, in 1819, murdered at the instiga­
tion of Ht.mood, who resumed command of Sohar. Eventually Hamood
was captured by Thoweynee-bin Sa'eedand died in captivity at Muscat*
A brother of Hamood, however, Keis bin-Azzan, got possession of
Sobar and held it against Thoweynee. On the return of Seyyid Sa'eed
from Zanzibar he attacked Keis and ousted him from Sohdr, conferring
on him instead the fort of Rastak. Seyyid Sa'ecd then appointed his
son Toorkee, present Sultan of Muscat, \Vali of Soli£r.
xi son °* tbe Wahabee Ameer Feysal, threatened
the Batinah coast, and the Muscat Government was compelled to agree
to pay a tribute of 12,( 00 dollars a year, besides arrears. The Wahabeee
in wedfwMdn,ierCC4 torender assi8tance to the Muscat Government

In 1852 Seyyid Sa'eed's officers were ejected from Bunder 'AbWs
Kisiim, &e., which Muscat had held in lease from Persia for about a ceu-
tury, by the Persians, and Seyvid Sa’eed, hastily returning from Zanzibar
rent a force to Bunder Abbfis, but he was obliged to patch un an
arrangement with the Persians by which he received the lease of the
distnc.i on much more uufavourable terms than before.