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Salim bin Abdallah

19th century · 19th century

Salim bin Abdallah was a Swahili-Arab trader from the East African coast, linked with Zanzibar, who settled at Nkhotakota on the western shore of Lake Malawi around 1845. Taking the title Jumbe, he founded a trading state that shipped slaves and ivory across the lake towards the coast. His settlement became a centre for the spread of Islam in the region of present-day Malawi.

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Jumbe State of Nkhotakota

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Salim bin Abdallah. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/salim-bin-abdallah
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