Tarekhe ya Pate with note by William Hichens (MS 47779c)

Material Information

Title:
Tarekhe ya Pate with note by William Hichens (MS 47779c)
Series Title:
Hichens Collection : Swahili Tracts
Creator:
Bwana Kitini ( Author, Primary )
Bwana Faraji ( contributor )
Publication Date:
Language:
Swahili
Materials:
Paper ( medium )
Technique:
Handwritten manuscript : In black ink on ruled paper, with notes in red ink, green ink and pencil

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Africa, East -- History ( LCSH )
East Africa -- History
Oral tradition in literature ( LCSH )
Afrika, Mashariki - Historia
Genre:
Essays ( LCGFT )
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Eastern Africa -- Pate -- Pate Island
Coordinates:
-2.13753 x 40.99714

Notes

Abstract:
This portion of MS 47779 narrates a history of Pate, from the arrival of Suleiman bin Mudhaffar al-Nabahani (and his two brOthers) in AH 700 (AD 1301) to the fighting between the British and the people of Witu in 1308 (1891). It focuses on the succession of sultans and contains some questionable assertions. ( en )
General Note:
Date of Composition is unknown
General Note:
Languages: Swahili (Arabic script)
General Note:
Extent: 28 pages
General Note:
Incipit: Mtu wa kwanda kuya Pate katika Nabahany ni Suleiman Suleiman bin Mudhfarr an-Nabahaniyy na nduze wawili
General Note:
Africa -- Eastern Africa -- Kenya -- Lamu County -- Pate -- Pate Island
General Note:
Donated by Mrs E. Hichens, June 1945

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 47779 ( SOAS manuscript number )
MS 47779c ( SOAS manuscript number )