Salim I (Anjouan)

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Salim I of Anjouan (born around 1707; died around 1741, “la grenade du paradis” - “The pomegranate of paradise”) was Sultan of Anjouan from around 1711 until his death. He intrigued to appoint a man as Sultan of Mayotte whom he thought fit. In 1727 Salimou ben Mwé Fani was succeeded Aboubakar ben Omar Sultan of Mayotte.

His successor was Said Ahmed lui succède.

literature

  • Jean-Louis Guebourg: La Grande Comore. Des sultans aux mercenaires. L'Harmattan 1994: 272. ISBN 2738422993
  • Iain Walker: Islands in a Cosmopolitan Sea: A History of the Comoros. Oxford University Press 2019. ISBN 0197507573 , 9780197507575
predecessor Office successor
Alimah III. Sultan of Anjouan
~ 1711–1741 		Said Ahmed
personal data
SURNAME Salim I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salim Ier d'Anjouan (French); Salim I of Anjouan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sultan of Anjouan
DATE OF BIRTH around 1707
DATE OF DEATH around 1741