List of rulers of Mombasa
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Before 1502 the East African city of Mombasa was part of the Kilwa Sultanate. The independent Mombasa sultanate named Mvita (Swahili) or Manbasa (Arabic) was then established, but was conquered by the Portuguese Empire during the 16th century. After this control alternated between the Portuguese and the Sultanate of Oman, before the establishment of the British East Africa Protectorate in 1887. Mombasa became part of independent Kenya in 1963.
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Portuguese Suzerainty | ||
| 1593 to 1596 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1596 to 1598 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1598 to 1606 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1606 to 1609 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1609 to 1610 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1610 to 1614 | Manuel Pereira, Captain-Major | |
| 1614 to 1620 | Simão Pereira, Captain-Major | |
| 1620 to 1625 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1625 to 1629 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1629 to 15 August 1631 | , Captain-Major | |
| 15 August 1631 to 1635 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1635 to 1638 | , Captain-Major | 1st Term |
| Portuguese Colony under Goa | ||
| 1638 to 1639 | , Captain-Major | 1st Term |
| 1639 to 1642 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1642 to 1643 | ...., Captain-Major | |
| 1643 to 1646 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1646 to 1651 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1651 to 1653 | , Captain-Major | 2nd Term |
| 1653 to 1658 | ..., Captain-Major | |
| 1658 to 1663 | José da Silva, Captain-Major | |
| 1663 to 1667 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1667 to 1670 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1670 to 1671 | vacant | |
| 1671 to 1673 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1673 to 1676 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1676 to 1679 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1679 to 16?? | Manuel Franco, Captain-Major | |
| 16?? to 1682 | Pedro Henriques, Captain-Major | |
| 1682 to 1686 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1688 to 1693 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1693 to 1694 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1694 to 1696 | João Leão, Captain-Major | |
| 1696 to 1697 | Antonio de Melo, Captain-Major | |
| 1697 to 1698 | , Captain-Major | |
| 1698 to 12 December 1698 | , Captain-Major | |
| Omani Suzerainty | ||
| Wali (Swahili: Liwali) (Governors) | ||
| 12 December 1698 to December 1698 | , Wali | |
| December 1698 to 12 March 1728 | , Wali | |
| Portuguese Suzerainty | ||
| Portuguese Colony under Goa | ||
| 12 March 1728 to 21 September 1729 | , Captain-Major | |
| Omani Suzerainty | ||
| Wali (Swahili: Liwali) (Governors) | ||
| 1729 to 1735 | ..., Wali | |
| 1735 to 1739 | , Wali | |
| 1739 to 1745 | , Wali | |
| 1746 | , Wali | |
| Independent (disputed with Oman) | ||
| 1746 to 1755 | Sultan | |
| 1755 to 1773 | Sultan | |
| 1773 to 1782 | Sultan | |
| 1782 to 1811 | Sultan | |
| 1812 to 1823 | Sultan | |
| Omani Suzerainty | ||
| 1823 to 1826 | Sultan | |
| 1826 to March 1835 | , Wali | |
| March 1835 to 1836 | , Wali | |
| 1836 to 1837 | ||
| 1837 to 24 June 1837 | ||
| 1837 to 1860 | ||
| 1860 to 1873 | ||
| 1873 to 1 July 1895 | ||
| British Suzerainty | ||
| British Protectorate | ||
| 9 February 1824 to 13 February 1824 | , Governor | |
| 13 February 1824 to 29 May 1824 | , Governor | |
| 29 May 1824 to September 1824 | vacant | |
| September 1824 to 25 July 1826 | , Governor | |
| Zanzibari Suzerainty | ||
| 24 June 1837 | Annexed by Zanzibar | |
| British Suzerainty | ||
| 25 May 1887 | Administration handed to the British East Africa Association | |
| 1 July 1895 | Kenya protectorate coastal strip nominally under Zanzibari sovereignty | |
| 12 December 1963 | Incorporated into independent Kenya | |
See also[]
- Kenya
- Heads of State of Kenya
- Heads of Government of Kenya
- Colonial Heads of Kenya
- Lists of incumbents
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- Lists of rulers of Kenya
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