Abdallah bin Alawi
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Abdallah bin Alawi was the Sultan
(?Shirazi
) of and on Anjouan
island (in the Comoros) from 1816 to 1832, and then again from 1833 to his death in 1836. He was succeeded first by Ali bin Salim, and finally by Saidi Alawi bin Abdallah.
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
(?Shirazi
Shirazi
- People :*Shirazi , a social group among the Swahili people of East Africa*Grand Ayatollah Mirza Hassan Shirazi, the leading marja of his time, and is widely known for his 1891 fatwa against the usage of tobacco...
) of and on Anjouan
Anjouan
Anjouan is an autonomous island, part of the Union of Comoros. The island is located in the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Mutsamudu and its population as of 2006 is about 277,500. The total area of the island is 424 sq. kilometers Anjouan (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) is an autonomous island,...
island (in the Comoros) from 1816 to 1832, and then again from 1833 to his death in 1836. He was succeeded first by Ali bin Salim, and finally by Saidi Alawi bin Abdallah.