And God bless him, the soldiers surrendered their country to him. Our mention of the 'Iddah' (a period of mourning) occurred with what was with him. (Although some of it was with him when Muhammad Pasha, the commander of his army, died, the aforementioned Osman was in charge of everything with his own hands. I did not remain in Sandaki, it was in his hands. Muhammad bin Jahim did not descend to the land of Ghayzan until the year eight hundred and ninety-seven passed. He died and his son Jahim succeeded him in his place. In Mand, Hussein bin Ahmed wrote about him: "This Osman was a strong and decisive man, with foresight and planning. He was accustomed to reading, unlike others. When a letter arrived, he would read it carefully, then put it in his pocket. If he ordered a letter to be written, it would be presented to him, and he would not change a single word. He was disliked by the servants, and he did not leave his place for a long time. When the pledge of allegiance was made to him, some of the Arabs saw him, and he was sitting on the ramparts of the fort, and said, 'Now the Arabs are at ease and reassured, and they have a right to rejoice, for this man has escaped them.' Many others heard him say, 'I do not think anyone can stand against him, nor can anyone be like him.' When he was in the service of Muhammad Pasha, Ahmed bin Abd Allah, the chief of Awlad, along with about twenty men armed with rifles, brought them all from Jabal al-Akhdar. If his family had not been there, he would have been killed. Abd Allah bin Sidi Ahmed bin Hamouda, who was his friend and had a good relationship with him, intervened on his behalf with the chiefs of Awlad and Jabal. Muhammad Pasha objected to this and asked for permission, and he was given permission to do so, and he went out with a contingent of soldiers prepared for battle. Muhammad Pasha, with his usual cunning, went to the well. When Osman Bey reached Awlad, he went out with Ahmed bin Abd Allah and his soldiers and the people of the town, a great force that could not be overcome. When he wanted to attack them, he went to the garden with his sword and showed himself to them. He said, 'I know that Awlad is the destruction of the town, and there is no one to protect its inhabitants or its strength. So leave the amirs and the others. When I was with the Asma' and they did not help me, I was humiliated. But I did not tire myself because the Sultan's deception was not for that. He made our house a reason for them to be defeated, and praise was given for what he did with these poor and needy people who were cut off in this desert, so that none of them doubted his remorse. He said, 'Lay down your weapons, O poor people, and rest yourselves, and forgive us for our wrongdoing against you. We have wronged you. And by God, I will leave this place and depart from you, and you will not see me again, God willing.' They returned to their countries and laid down their weapons and were reassured. There was no doubt in anyone's heart that he regretted his actions. The next day, their elders came and asked him to take them to the town to protect them. He said, 'I will not harm you, and do not covet you. God willing, I will go and inform him of your situation.'"