Bwana Tamu was Sultan of Pate,

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, from 1713. He decided to wage a war on

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in order to get the guns that the Portuguese had buried on

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, on Hedabu Hill. However, his boats were overloaded with fire-arms and they sank on the way to Lamu.Martin, 1973, p. 7

References

;Sources *Martin, Chryssee MacCasler Perry and Esmond Bradley Martin: ''Quest for the Past. An historical guide to the Lamu Archipelago.'' 1973. 18th-century Kenyan people 18th-century monarchs in Africa Year of birth uncertain 17th-century births {{Africa-royal-stub