Sultanate of Utetera | |||||||
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| 1860–1887 | |||||||
 Tippu Tip's State in relation to Zanzibar. | |||||||
| Capital | Kasongo | ||||||
| Common languages | Arabic, Swahili | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Sultan | |||||||
• 1860–1887 | Tippu Tip | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1860 | ||||||
• Disestablish of the state and Appointed as Governor | 1887 | ||||||
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The Sultanate of Utetera[1] (1860–1887),[2] also referred as Tippu Tip's state,[3] was one of the Arab sultanates established in eastern Africa. It was a 19th century short-lived state ruled by the infamous Swahili slave trader Tippu Tip (Hamad al Murjebi) and his son Sefu. The capital of the state was the town of Kasongo, located in modern Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tippu Tip's controlled territory reached as far to eastern Kasai and to Aruwimi Basin in the west.[4]
- ^ Oliver, Roland; Atmore, Anthony (2005-02-07). Africa since 1800. Cambridge University Press. p. 86. ISBN 9781139443982.
- ^ "Tippu Tib | Arab trader". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
- ^ Reefe, Thomas O.; Reefe, Thomas Q. (1981). The Rainbow and the Kings: A History of the Luba Empire to 1891. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520041400.
- ^ Shillington, Kevin (2013-07-04). Encyclopedia of African History 3-Volume Set. Routledge. ISBN 9781135456696.