When the Portuguese were driven out of the east coast in 1698, the coast came under the rule of Oman Arabs. However initially the imam,...

      

When the Portuguese were driven out of the east coast in 1698, the coast came under the rule of Oman Arabs. However initially the imam, the ruler of the east coast of Africa, did not come to the east coast to enforce their rule due to civil wars in their home land and thus delegated the responsibility to local Arab families. Name the families to whom the duty was delegated the cities of which they were in charge of.

  

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Dana
a) Mazrui family which ruled the island of Mombasa
b) Nabahan family which ruled Lamu

Dana05 answered the question on May 2, 2019 at 13:11


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