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The History of the Mazru’i Dynasty of Mombasa
By J. McL Ritchie
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…
A State of Intrigue
By D. C. Conrad
This is the first English translation of a traditional history of the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Bamana kingdom of Segu, which flourished in an area that was once part of the Mali Empire and which far outlasted its neighbors in resistance to Islam. The story, which is one of Africa’s great epic traditions…
Towards a Reconstructed Past
By D. W. Cohen
The texts, both written and aural, provide valuable perspectives on the second half of the 19th century in particular.