Yusuf ibn al-Hasan (c. 1607-c. 1640), christened Dom Jerónimo Chingulia, was ruler of

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from 1614 to 1632. After his father's assassination in 1614, he was sent to

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to be educated, and was crowned Sultan in 1626. In August 1631, he renounced

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, massacred the Portuguese garrison and ordered all people in the city to convert to Islam. In May 1632, he fled the city and turned to piracy.

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Year of birth uncertain People from Mombasa 17th-century pirates 1640 deaths 1607 births {{Somalia-bio-stub