Sultanate of Witu

This article is about the specific polity Sultanate of Witu and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Wasa sultanate on the coast of Kenya.

Establishment

January 1864: As Pate is conquered by Zanzibar, a small part of its territory fell under the control of the Sultanate of Witu.

Chronology

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1. Events

April 1885: On April 8, 1885, the Denhardt brothers acquired 25 × 25 miles (1600 km²) territory from Sultan Ahmad for their Tana committee and applied for a German Reich letter of protection. This protection was granted on May 27, 1885.