Account of a Raid on Aden
This year, at the beginning of seafaring time, the son of al-‘Amīd, the ruler of Kīs, sent an expedition against Aden. He had demanded part of Aden, which was refused, whereupon he sent this expedition. His fleet consisted of two burmas,1 three shaffāras,2 and ten jāshujiyyas,3 altogether manned with about 700 men. They anchored in the harbor of…
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