List of sultans on the Comoros

List of sultans on the Comoros
Several sultanates on the Comoros, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean with an ethnically complex mix, were founded after the introduction of Islam into the area in the 15th century. Other uses depending on the island could also be styled fani, mfaume and ntibe. Unlike sultans in many other Arab nations, these sultans had little real power. At one time alone on the island of Ndzuwani or Nzwani (today Anjouan), 40 fanis and other chiefs shared power of the island; Ngazidja (today Grand Comore) was at many times divided into 11 sultanates. This article addresses the major ones.
The term Shirazis (derived from the former Persian capital Shiraz) is a reference to Iranian roots, in some dynasties. The sultans of Hamamvu (Washirazi sultans) is a surviving dynasty that claims origins in Persia line and carries an extant connection to the Washirazi people of the East African Coast.
The following five cities have been collectively proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage site:
Mutsamudu
Domoni
Itsandra
Iconi
Moroni
They have not yet been inscribed as such.
Sultans of and on Ndzuwani (Anjouan)
Names and Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005).
Sultans of and on Mayotte
Names and Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (3rd edition, 2006).
Mayotte was conquered by the Sultanate of Anjouan in 1835, after which it was ruled by Anjouani qadis (governors) until 1841 when it became a protectorate under the French.
Sultans on Ngazidja (Grande Comore)
Sultans of Bambao
Sultans of Itsandra
Styled "Mfaume" (in Shingazidja) or Mfalme (in Kiswahili)
Fey Owa Mbaya
Fey Mwenza
Fey Jumbe
Ju Mwamba Pirusa
Zombe Ilingo
Nguzo waInehili
Tibe waKanzu
Mkongo
Mna Musa Hibu
Muhammadi Saidi
Mvunza Panga
Fey Beja waWabeja(f)
Fum Nau waKori Dozi
Fey Fumu
Bwana Fumu
Fey Fumu (2nd time)
Bwana Fumu (2nd time)
Fey Fumu (3rd time)
Fum Mbavu
Musa Fumu waFey Fumu
Tibe Bamba
Musa Fumu waFey Fumu (2nd time)
Tibe Bamba (2nd time)
Musa Fumu waFey Fumu (3rd time)
Tibe Bamba (3rd time)
Musa Fumu waFey Fumu (4th time) (d. c.1883)
Tibe Bamba (4th time)
Kalega
Sultans of Mitsamihuli
Styled "Mfaume/Mfalme"
Mahame Msahi
Fozi waMahame
Mbantsi
Ju Mambu Madi waMusa Fumu
Jumbe Fumu Mfaume waDomba (possibly ruled jointly with Kori Dazi)
Kori Dazi
Jumbe Fumu Mfaume waDomba (as sole Mfaume)
Tambavu waJumbe Fumu
Fozi
Suja Fumu Mbamba (possibly ruled jointly with Mba Fumu wa Jumbe Fumu)
Mba Fumu waJumbe Fumu
Mba Fumu waTambwe (possibly ruled jointly with Jumbe Fumu wa Jumbe Mfumu)
Jumbe Fumu waJumbe Mfumu
Mbandhi waBwana Haji (possibly ruled jointly with Abdallah bin Ahmad)
Abdallah bin Ahmed
Bwana Fumu (reign ended c.1886)
mukou
Sultans of Washili
Styled "Mfaume/Mfalme"
Mohama Mdume waBeja
Fey Zinda waMawana
Fey Zinda waMakasara
Tambwe Musa Fumu
Tambwe waHabadi (possibly co-ruler with Mfaume Tambwe Musa Fumu)
Jumbe Fumu waMbala Bwani
Tambwe No Fumu waMba Nau (d. 1815)
Jumwamba Mwenye Majini
Mba Fumu waSuja Fumu Bamba
Shekhe Salim (possibly co-ruler with Mfaume Mba Fumu waShuja Fumu Bamba)
Mavunzanga
Tibe Mbe
Abudu
Mukou
Sultans of Bajini
Styled "Mfaume/Mfalme"
Mwenye Bamba I
Bamba Jumbe
Tambe Mbafu waFum Nau
Ju Mamba Oma waMba Nau
Mwambatsi (co-ruler with Mfaume Ju Mamba Oma waMba Nau)
Mwenye Bamba II
Bamba Oma
Suja Oma waTambwe (co-ruler with Mfaume Bamba Oma)
Shekani (co-ruler with Mfaume Bamba Oma)
Fumu Oma
Oma waDari (co-ruler with Mfaume Fumu Oma) (d. 1884))
Ja Mhaba (f)
Hashimu bin Ahmed
Hadija bint Ahmed (f)
Hashimu bin Ahmed (2nd time)
1886–89 uncertain Mfaume or interregnum
Hashimu bin Ahmed (3rd time)(d. 1889)
Sultans of Hambuu
Styled "Mfaume/Mfalme"
Beja Mbuyuni
Nau waMigira
Nau waMoro
Fumu Nau
Yasi Azi
Demani Mtango
Fumu Jimba waIdimani
Mahdi Jimbwa waTangwe
Dari waMba Nau (co-ruler with Mfaume Mahdi Jimbwa waTangwe
Jumbe Fumu waSuja Oma Inkwaba
Suja Oma waTambwe
Mrunda Mijo
Fey Mwando waTambwe (co-ruler with Mfaume Mrunda Mijo)
Bamba Oma waJumamba
Tambwe waHinye
Abudu bin Mohamed bin Sultani
Bamba Oma waOma (co-ruler with Mfaume Abudu bin Mohamed bin Sultani)
Sultans of Hamahame
Styled "Mfaume/Mfalme"
Nye Hila
Haji waNo Fumu
Suja Oma Mshinda Kodo
Jumbe Fumu Madi
Bwana Haji Musa
Simai
Dari Oma
Fumu Oma waNasiri
Suja Oma waFumu
Mba Fumu waBwana Haji
Suja Oma Bwana
Sultans of Mbwankuu
The sultan was also styled Mfaume/Mfalme; the only known incumbent (no dates) was: Bwana Fumu.
Sultans of Mbude
Sultans (also styled Mfaume/Mfalme) (no dates available):
.... – .... Msa Mwinza
.... – .... Bamba
.... – .... Lwali
.... – .... Jumbe Fumu wa Tambwe
.... – .... Dari Mbamba
.... – .... Mwandhi Oma wa Jumbe Fumu
.... – .... Bamba Oma wa Suja Funu
.... – .... Jumbe Fumu Mna Mango
.... – .... Bamba wa Madi Jimba
.... – .... Jumbe Fumu wa Sinai
Sultans of Domba
The sultan was also styled Mfaume/Mfalme; the only known incumbent (no dates) was: Febeja Mambwe.
Sultans of and on Mwali (Mohéli)
1830–1842 – Ramanetaka (also Abderremane)(d. 1842)
1842–1865 – Raketaka Jombe Sudy (f) (1st time) (–1878) (after 1851, Jumbe Fatima bint Abderremane)
1842–1849 – Regency (Ravao (f), Tsivandini (through 1847))
1865–1874 – Mohamed bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara (–1874)
1865–1868 – Jumbe Fatima bint Abderremane (f), Regent (1st time) (–1878)
1868–1871 – Joseph Lambert, Duc d'Imerina, Regent (1824–1873)
1871–1874 – Jumbe Fatima bint Abderremane (f), Regent (2nd time) (–1878)
1874–1878 – Jumbe Fatima bint Abderremane (f) (2nd time) (–1878)
1878–1885 – Abderremane bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara (–1885)
1885–1886 – Mohammed Shekhe (b. c.1830)
1886–1888 – Marjani bin Abudu Shekhe
1888–1909 – Salima Machamba bint Saidi Hamadi Makadara (f) (never acceded) (1874–1964)
1888–1889 – Regents (Fadeli bin Othman, Balia Juma (f), Abudu Tsivandini)
1889–1897 – Mahmudu bin Mohamed Makadara, Regent (1863–1898)
1909– French colony of Moheli
See also
List of rulers of Comoros
List of Sunni Muslim dynasties
Sources and external links
Almanach de Bruxelles (now a paying site)
WorldStatesmen- Comoros
References
Comorian politicians
Sultanates on the Comoros
Sultans of Anjouan
Comoros,Sultans