Makran, Oman, and Zanzibar : three-terminal cultural corridor in the western Indian Ocean, 1799-1856 / by Beatrice Nicolini ; translated from the Italian by Penelope-Jane Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicolini, Beatrice.

Contributor:

Watson, Penelope-Jane.

Series:

Islam in Africa 0928-5520 ; v. 3.

Islam in Africa, 0928-5520 ; v. 3

Standardized Title:

Sultanato di Zanzibar nel XIX secolo. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Zanzibar--History--To 1890.

Zanzibar.

Zanzibar--Foreign relations.

Zanzibar--Commerce--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 179 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.

Summary:

This unique contribution to the growing field of western Indian Ocean studies brings new light and new perspective on the early 19th century expansion of both Omani Sultan and the British. The important role played by the Baluch in East Africa is here discussed thanks to little known archive documents integrated with field work.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Western Indian Ocean Idyll 3

1.1 Makran: 'Terra Incognita' 4

1.2 British descriptions of 19th Century's Muscat 23

1.3 Sub-Saharan East Africa's Terminus 25

1.4 Tribes and Trade Interfaces 29

Chapter 2 The Maritime Routes to East Africa 35

2.1 Indian Merchant Communities 36

2.2 Why Zanzibar? 40

2.3 Magic East African Practices 43

2.4 Luxury Goods 45

2.5 Europeans in Zanzibar 47

Chapter 3 Zanzibar and Swahili Coast: Land, Power Groups and Social Classes 55

3.1 Swahili Origins 57

3.2 Swahili Urban Landscape 66

3.3 Landed Property and Social Stratification 69

Chapter 4 The Anglo-French Rivalry: The Rise of Zanzibar (1799-1810) 77

4.1 Sultan bin Ahmad Al Bu Sa'idi (1792-1804): The Father of the First Sultan of Zanzibar 82

4.2 Napoleon and the 'Intercepted Letters' 84

4.3 Sa'id bin Al Bu Sa'idi and the British Conquest of the Ile de France/Mauritius (1810) 94

4.4 The Memoranda of J.S. Buckingham: A Portrait of Sa'id bin Sultan Al Bu Sa'idi 99

4.5 David Vatrin and Vincenzo Maurizi, Two Italian Spies in the Indian Ocean? 101

Chapter 5 Slave Trade and British Abolition Policy 111

5.1 Slaves 116

5.2 Ivory and Spices 123

5.3 The Swahili Coast and the Hinterland 127

5.4 British View of Sa'id bin Sultan Al Bu Sa'idi 129

Chapter 6 The Moresby Treaty (4/22 September 1822) 132

6.1 United States of America and Zanzibar 140

6.2 Sa'id bin Sultan Al Bu Sa'idi and Atkins Hamerton 144

Appendix Coins in use 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-170) and indexes.

ISBN:

9004137807

OCLC:

54350103