Bwana Tamu

Lamu Archipelago
Map of Kenya showing the islands
Lamu Island Lamu Town †•
Shela
Matondoni
Kipangani
Manda Island Manda Town ‡
Takwa
Manda Airport
Pate Island Faza
Pate Town
--Rulers of Pate
---- Bwana Mkuu
---- Bwana Tamu
---- Fumo Madi
Siyu
Kizingitini
Shanga ‡
Kiwayu Island
† Administrative Centre
Archaeological site
World Heritage Site

Bwana Tamu was Sultan of Pate, Kenya, from 1713. He decided to wage a war on Lamu in order to get the guns that the Portuguese had buried on Lamu Island, on Hedabu Hill. However, his boats were overloaded with fire-arms and they sank on the way to Lamu. (Martin, 1973, p.7)

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