Habari za Pate-historical notes (MS 358)
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Title:
Habari za Pate-historical notes (MS 358)
Series Title:
Allen Collection : Religious Tendi and Historical Notes
Creator:
Swaleh bin Salim bin Ahmed bin Abdalla Sharahil ( Author, Primary )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : Handwritten copy in black ink

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Africa, East -- History ( LCSH )
East Africa -- History
Arab colonialism
Warfare, Conventional ( LCSH )
Military art and science ( LCSH )
Oral history ( LCSH )
Swahili history
Afrika, Mashariki - Historia
Swahili language -- History ( LCSH )
Arabs ( LCSH )
Colonization ( LCSH )
Swahili-speaking peoples -- History ( LCSH )
Sulayman bin Sulayman bin Mudhaffar Nabahani
Nabahani dynasty
Genre:
Notes
Records (Documents) ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island
Coordinates:
-2.13753 x 40.99714

Notes

Abstract:
This MS contains information about the history of Pate since the 11th century, when Sultan Sulayman bin Sulayman bin Mudhaffar Nabahani came to Pate from Arabia [the MS says that he came from Arabia however Other sources say that he came from Oman]. The first events happened in 1204AD, 600AH. The MS continues with the history of the successions of the Sultans of Pate. It also provides information about the war with Lamu and Mombasa. The MS gives the lineage of the Nabahani dynasty. ( en )
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Date of Composition: 1900 AD (1318 A.H.)
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Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
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Dialects: KiAmu
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Extent: 17 leaves
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Donated to SOAS in 1982
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Incipit: Mwando wa kwandakuya Pate ni Sulayman bin Sulayman bin Mudhaffar Nabahani
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Other copy: SOAS University of London microfilm: SOAS University of London microfilm: M1008, reel 13
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Archival history: The original MS was owned by Ahmed bin Hassan bin Ahmed al-Murshidi
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Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Pate -- Pate Island
General Note:
Publication information: Salim, Ahmed I.1978. People of the Coast: swahili. Evans BrOthers Ltd, Nairobi. ch. 6

Record Information

Source Institution:
SOAS University of London
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
Resource Identifier:
MS 279888-Vol.8 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 358 ( SOAS manuscript number )