Polity Mombasa Sultanate

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Was a sultanate on the Swahili coast that emerged from Kilwa Kisiwani in 1503.

Establishment

  • January 1503: Mvita (Kiswahili) or Manbasa (Arabic) sultanate independent from Kilwa Kisiwani.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Murad III

Expansion during the rule of Murad III in the Ottoman Empire.

1.1. Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts (1586-1589)

Were armed military engagements which took place between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire along the coast of eastern Africa.

1.1.1. Ottoman backed revolt of Indian Ocean coast

Was a revolt backed by the Ottomans in the East African coast against Portuguese rule.

  • January 1586: Ottoman conquest of Mombasa.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1529: In 1528, the Portuguese ransacked Mombasa again to finally take control of the East African coast.
  • March 1588: Mombasa fell under Ottoman Empire suzerainty.
  • August 1632: Mombasa become a Portuguese colony subordinated to Goa.
  • January 1747: The Mombasa Sultanate gains independency, which is disputed by Oman.
  • January 1801: Tumbatu Island state established.
  • February 1824: British provisional protectorate of the Mombasa Sultanate declared.

Disestablishment

  • February 1824: British provisional protectorate of the Mombasa Sultanate declared.