The Arab and Swahili Culture in Historical Perspective: Some Important Links in 'The History of the Mazru'is in East Africa' by Shaykh al-Amin b. 'Ali al-Mazru'i

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Title:	The Arab and Swahili Culture in Historical Perspective: Some Important Links in 'The History of the Mazru'is in East Africa' by Shaykh al-Amin b. 'Ali al-Mazru'i
Author:	Soghayroun, Ibrahim E.
Year:	2001
Periodical:	Sudanic Africa
Volume:	12
Pages:	15-32
Language:	English
Geographic term:	East Africa
Subjects:	Arabs Swahili history History and Exploration Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Ethnic and Race Relations
External link:	https://www.jstor.org/stable/25653355
Abstract:	This paper presents Shaykh al-Am¯in's history of the Mazru¯is - an Oman tribe which was bought to Mombasa in about 1698 - and evaluates his intellectual legacy to East Africa. Although the manuscript concentrates on the history of the Mazru¯is in East Africa, it comprises considerable material pertaining to other groups that played an important role in the history of the area. The Mazru¯i history describes the internal factional struggles in Oman and their impact on East African Arab and Swahili communities. It also sheds light on the Portuguese and their policy during the period of their domination of the East African coast. Bibliogr., notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract]