The Omani Shamshiir.

Excalibur2025 · 30th May 2025, 12:08 PM

I found a bit more information about the Mwinyi Mkuu. It turns out that the caption of the picture was wrong - the people depicted were not from the 15th century:

"Mwinyi Mkuu, the 'Great Owner', last descendant of the Shirazi sultans who preceded the Omani Sultanate, together with his son. He died in 1865 and his son soon thereafter."

https://zanzibarhistory.org/Palatial_Zanzibar.htm

I'd be interested to know if there are any photographs of the type of nimcha he is seen with.

30th May 2025, 12:08 PM	#32
Excalibur2025 Member Join Date: Mar 2025 Posts: 23	Mwinyi Mkuu I found a bit more information about the Mwinyi Mkuu. It turns out that the caption of the picture was wrong - the people depicted were not from the 15th century: "Mwinyi Mkuu, the 'Great Owner', last descendant of the Shirazi sultans who preceded the Omani Sultanate, together with his son. He died in 1865 and his son soon thereafter." https://zanzibarhistory.org/Palatial_Zanzibar.htm I'd be interested to know if there are any photographs of the type of nimcha he is seen with.