Anjouan (Comores), un nœud dans les réseaux de l’océan Indien. Émergence et rôle d’une société urbaine lettrée et marchande (XVIIe-XXe siècle)

This article discusses the specific role played by the makabaila of Ndzuwani Island (Comoro archipelago) in trade routes across the Indian Ocean. Townspeople of Ndzuwani Island, the makabaila were learned merchants and landowners with their origin in the Bâ ‘Alawî sharif clan from Hadhramawt. Establ...

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Main Author: Sophie Blanchy
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Institut des Mondes Africains 2015-12-01
Series:Afriques
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/afriques/1817