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024 7    |a MS 47779 |2 SOAS manuscript number
024 7    |a MS 47779a |2 SOAS manuscript number
040        |a UkLSOA |c UkLSOA
245 00 |a Hadithi ya Siu (MS 47779a) |h [electronic resource].
260        |c 1935 AD (1354 A.H.).
490        |a Hichens Collection : Swahili Tracts.
500        |a Biographical information: Muhammad Kijumwa was born circa 1855 in Lamu. He was a poet, scribe, peformer calligrapher, carpenter, tailor and sculptor who taught his son, Helewa, the craft of decorative woodcarving. He assisted many Eurpoean scholars of Swahili literature, including William Taylor, Alice Werner, Carl Meinhof, H.E. Lambert, William Hichens, Ernst Dammann and John Williamson, and was a well-known character in Lamu.
500        |a Date of Composition: circa 1935? AD (circa 1354? A.H.)
500        |a Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
500        |a Extent: 8 pages
500        |a Incipit: Al-Sultan Sa’id bin Sultan ibniI Imam Sultani wa Sawahili na wa ‘Arabu
500        |a VIAF (name authority) : Kijuma, Muhammad : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/43775563
500        |a Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, June 1945
500        |a Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Tanzania -- Manyara Region -- Siu District
500        |a Scribe: Kijuma, Muhammad
500        |a Publication information: Salim, Ahmed I.1978. People of the Coast: Swahili. Evans BrOthers Ltd, Nairobi. ch. 6
500        |a Publication information: Biersteker, A. 1996. Kijibizana. Michigan State University Press. ch. 5
500        |a Publication information: Abdulaziz, M.1979. Muyaka.19th century Swahili popular poetry. Kenya Literature Bureau, Nairobi. part 2
506        |a This item may be in the public domain. Its status has yet to be assessed.
520 3    |a This manuscript narrates a history of Siu. Although Muhuammad Kijumwa, the scribe, does not state this, the manuscript would seem to a be a compilation of material from local historians, or Kijumwa’s rendering of a generally accepted historical narrative. The substance of the narrative is as follows. Sultan Said bin Sultan of Unguja (‘Sultani Wasawahili na Waarabu’) demanded of Sultan Ahmad bin Sheikh of Pate and Bwana Mataka of Siu an annual tribute of 1,000 riales each. Sultan Ahmad bin Sheikh was inclined to reject such an arrangement, because, he said, he was a ruler of equal status to Sultan Said. Bwana Mataka believed that payment would be wise for a time. He consulted the elders of Siu, who raised 1,000 riales. These were paid to Zena, the representative of Sultan Said. For three years the people of Siu paid this tribute. By that time they had managed to purchase 1,000 guns, and the elders told Bwana Mataka to convey to Zena that they would no longer pay. When Zena arrived to collect, he was received with the usual courtesies. But on the third day a dance with swords was performed before Zena. The song accompanying it expressed rebellion against Sultan Said. Asked if he understood the song, Zena replied that he did not know Swahili. An interpreter rendered the words in Arabic. Zena departed and returned with 1,000 rifles of his own. In the ensuing war, many of his forces were killed by the people of Siu, and many became captives. These last were sent in matepe boats to Kibokoni, where they married. This, it is asserted, is why the Waboni are pale in colour. Muhammad Kijumwa writes that many people died in the war, including his great grandfather (‘babake mamake mamangu’). People of Lamu joined battle against the citizens of Siu. The forces of Sultan Said made fortresses for themselves. Amir Hamad, their outstanding fighter, was adept at deflecting arrows with his sword. But at last an arrow passed through him and he died. After the death of their greatest soldier, the Arabs determined to return to Unguja. Soon after that, Bwana Mataka died; and within a year Said bin Sultan died also. Songs associated with this narrative appear in red ink.
533        |a Electronic reproduction. |b London : |c SOAS University of London, |c Archives and Special Collections, |d 2016. |f (SOAS Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software.
535 1    |a Archives and Special Collections.
650    0 |a Africa, East -- History.
650        |a East Africa -- History.
650    0 |a Oral tradition in literature.
650        |a Afrika, Mashariki - Historia.
650        |a Sheikh Bwana Mataka.
650        |a Sultan Ahmad bin Sheikh.
655    7 |a Essays |2 LCGFT
700 1    |a Kijuma, Muhammad, |e author, primary.
700 1    |a Kijuma, Muhammad. |4 ctb
752        |a Tanzania |b Manyara Region |c Siu District.
830    0 |a SOAS Digital Collections.
830    0 |a African Collections.
830    0 |a Swahili Manuscripts Collections.
830    0 |a Tanzania Collection.
830    0 |a Bantu Collections.
830    0 |a William Hichens Collection.
852        |a GBR |b SDC |c African Collections
856 40 |u http://digital.soas.ac.uk/LSMD000182/00001 |y Electronic Resource
992 04 |a http://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/LS/MD/00/01/82/00001/00_likelyPUBLICdomainthm.jpg
997        |a African Collections


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