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Djoumbe Fatima, Queen of Moheli, 1836-1878


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    • Djoumbe, Queen of Moheli, 1836-1878
    • Djoumbe Soudi, Queen of Moheli, 1836-1878
    • Djumbe Fatima, Queen of Moheli, 1836-1878
    • Fatima, Djoumbe, 1836-1878
    • Fatima, Djumbe, 1836-1878
    • Fatima bint Abderremane, Jumbe, 1836-1878
    • Fatima Soudi bint Abderremane, Queen of Moheli, 1836-1878
    • Jombe Sudy, Queen of Moheli, 1836-1878
    • Jumbe Fatima bint Abderremane, Queen of Moheli, 1836-1878
    • Raketaka, Queen of Moheli, 1836-1878
    • Raketaka Jombe Sudy, Queen of Moheli, 1836-1878
    • Soudi, Djoumbe, 1836-1878
    • Sudy, Jombe, 1836-1878
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    • Birth Date

        1836
    • Death Date

        1878
    • Associated Locale

        Comoros
    • Occupation

      (lcsh) Moheli (Comoros)--Kings and rulers

      Queens

      Sultans

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        • found: Mohéli ou Le destin conté de Djumbe Fatima, 2014:title page (Djumbe Fatima) page 90 (born 1836; crowned by French authorities in 1849; first marriage to Zanzibari, Mohamed Nasser Mkadar, 1852; agreement between Djumbe Fatima and [French trader] Joseph Lambert; abdication of Djumbe Fatima in favor of her son Mohammed, 1867; French Marine intervention; in Paris, 1868; became queen again in 1874 upon the death of her son, the sultan Mohammed; died in 1878)
        • found: Oman and Zanzibar Virtual Museum website, viewed Dec. 21, 2017(Queen/Princess Djoumbe Soudi (later Djoumbe Fatima); queen Djoumbe of Moheli)
        • found: Dictionary of African biography, 2012, volume 2, viewed online Dec. 21, 2017:pages 232-233 (Djoumbe Fatima (1836-1878); ruler of the island of Mwali (Mohéli in French), the smallest of the Comoro Islands, 1842-1878; daughter of Ramanataka and Rovao, both members of the Merina royal family based in Madagascar; ascended to the throne at age 5 when her father died, with her mother as regent; the French brought in a governess for Djoumbe Fatima and arranged for her coronation in 1849 at age 12; in 1851 Djoumbe Fatima expelled the governess and married Saïd Mohammed Nasser M'Kadar, cousin of the sultan of Zanzibar; he ruled as prince consort with her until ousted by the French in 1860; Djoumbe Fatima remained in power, marrying two sultans in succession; met French trader Joseph Lambert and made commercial agreements with him in 1865, rescinded them 2 years later and renewed her ties with Zanzibar, entering into a protectorate arrangement, and abdicated in favor of her son, Mohammed bin Said Mohammed; in 1871 the French returned to Mwali and Djoumbe Fatima was restored to the throne; after Lambert's death in 1873 a British trader, William Sunley, gained influence; Djoumbe Fatima ruled without further interruption until her death; succeeded by her second son, Abderrahman)
        • found: FOTW, Flags of the World website, Historical flags of Moheli (Comoros), last modified March 10, 2016, viewed Dec. 21, 2017(Djumbe Fatima; Fatima Djumbe; Raketaka Jombe Sudy (Jumbe Fatima bint Abderremane); Sultan Abd-er-Rahman's daughter Djumbe Fatima reigned in 1842 under the name of Raketaka; Queen Fatima Djoumbe, the last ruler of Moheli before colonization by France)
        • found: Wikipedia, French version, viewed Dec. 21, 2017(Fatima Soudi bint Abderremane; born in Ouallah, Moheli, about 1836; died in 1878; sultane or djombé of Moheli from 1849; when her mother became djumbé and remarried in 1843, France interevened and put an end to the vassal relationship between Moheli's sultanate and those of Zanzibar and Muscat)
        • found: Wikidata, viewed Dec. 21, 2017(Djoumbé Fatima; Raketaka; Djoumbé Soudi; Jombe Sudy; monarch (sultan/queen regnant) and regent of Mohéli (Mwali))
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        • 2017-12-21: new
        • 2017-12-23: revised
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