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The History of the Mazrui Dynasty of Mombasa

The History of the Mazrui Dynasty of Mombasa - Fontes Historiae Africanae. Series Arabica

Hardback (01 Dec 1995)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This history of the Mazru'i family, who ruled Mombasa for more than 100 years up to 1837, is published here in an English translation, together with the original Arabic text.It was written by the late Shaykh Al-Amin bin 'Ali Al Mazru'i, formerly Chief Qadhi of Kenya Colony, and embodies the oral Mazru'i family tradition, which stretches back beyond the evidence of English documents to the late seventeenth century.

Book information

ISBN: 9780197261583
Publisher: British Academy
Imprint: British Academy
Pub date:
DEWEY: 967.623010922
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 268
Weight: 551g
Height: 230mm
Width: 150mm
Spine width: 21mm