List of sultans in the Comoro Islands


[Image:Franz Sikora 038.jpg|thumb|Sultan Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore (1897)]
Several sultanates in the Comoro Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, were founded after the introduction of Islam into the area in the 15th century. Other titles could also be fani, mfaume and ntibe. Unlike sultans in many other Arab nations, these sultans had little real power. At one time alone on the island of Ndzuwani or Nzwani, 40 fanis and other chiefs shared power of the island; Ngazidja was at many times divided into 11 sultanates. This article addresses the major sultanates.
The term Shirazis is a reference to Iranian roots, in some dynasties. The sultans of Hamamvu are a surviving dynasty that claims origins in Persia and carries an extant connection to the Washirazi people of the East African Coast.
The following five cities have been collectively proposed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site:

Sultans of Mayotte

Mayotte was conquered by the Sultanate of Anjouan in 1835, after which it was ruled by Anjouani qadis until 1841 when it became a protectorate under the French.
#NameReign StartReign EndNotes
1Hassan I
2Muhammad
3Isa
4AminaQueen Regent
5Bwana Fuma ibn AliRegent
6Ali I
7Umar
8Ali II
9AisaQueen Regent
10Monavo FaniQueen Regent
11Abu Bakr1727
12Salim I17271752
13Bwana Kombo I17521790
14Salim II17901807
15Salih18071817
19Ahmad18171829
20Bwana Kombo II18291832
21Andrianametaka183219 November 1835
Umar19 November 1835Anjouan Qadi
Adriantsuli25 March 1841Anjouan Qadi

Sultans on Ngazidja (Grande Comore)

Sultans of Bambao">Sultanate of Bambao">Bambao

Styled mfalme.

Sultans of [Itsandra]

Styled "Mfaume" or Mfalme. All rulers were part of the Inya Fey wa Mbaya dynasty. Reign dates are unknown.
No.NameNotes
1Fey Owa Mbaya
2Fey Mwenza
3Fey Jumbe
4Ju Mwamba Pirusa
5Zombe Ilingo
6Nguzo wa Inehili
7Tibe wa Kanzu
8Mkongo
9Mna Musa Hibu
10Muhammadi Saidi
11Mvunza Panga
12Fey Beja wa WabejaOnly female sultan of Itsandra.
13Fum Nau wa Kori DoziSultan of both Bambao and Itsandra. Also known as tibe I.
14Fey FumuFirst reign. Also known as tibe III.
15Bwana FumuFirst reign. Also known as tibe V.
*Fey FumuSecond reign. Also known as tibe VI.
*Bwana FumuSecond reign. Also known as tibe VII.
*Fey FumuThird reign. Also known as tibe VIII.
16Fum MbavuAlso known as tibe IX.
17Musa Fumu wa Fey FumuFirst reign. Also known as tibe XI.
18Tibe BambaFirst reign. Also known as tibe XII.
*Musa Fumu wa Fey FumuSecond reign. Also known as tibe XIII.
*Tibe BambaSecond reign. Also known as tibe XIV.
*Musa Fumu wa Fey FumuThird reign.
*Tibe BambaThird reign.
*Musa Fumu wa Fey FumuFourth reign. Died in 1883.
*Tibe BambaFourth reign.
19Kalega

Sultans of Mitsamihuli

Styled "Mfaume/Mfalme". All rulers were part of the Inya Mwatsoa Pirusa dynasty. Reign dates are unknown.
No.NameNotes
1Mahame Msahi
2Fozi wa Mahame
3Mbantsi
4Ju Mambu Madi wa Musa Fumu
5Jumbe Fumu Mfaume wa DombaCo-rulers. First reign of Jumbe Fumu Mfaume wa Domba.
6Kori DaziCo-rulers. First reign of Jumbe Fumu Mfaume wa Domba.
*Jumbe Fumu Mfaume wa DombaCo-rulers. Second reign of Jumbe Fumu Mfaume wa Domba.
7Tambavu wa Jumbe FumuCo-rulers. Second reign of Jumbe Fumu Mfaume wa Domba.
8Fozi Wa
9Suja Fumu MbambaCo-rulers.
10Mba Fumu wa Jumbe FumuCo-rulers.
11Msa Fumu wa TambweCo-rulers.
12Jumbe Fumu wa Jumbe MfumuCo-rulers.
13Mbandhi wa Bwana Haji
14Abdallah bin AhmedCo-rulers.
15Mbandhi wa Bwana HajiCo-rulers.
16Bwana FumuReign ended around 1886.

Sultans of Washili

Styled "Mfaume/Mfalme". Rulers were part of the Inya Maoni Yambao and Inya Fu Wemba dynasties.
#NameNotes
1Mohama Mdume wa Beja
2Fey Zinda wa Mawana
3Fey Zinda wa Makasara
4Tambwe Msa FumuCo-rulers.
5Tambwe wa HabadiCo-rulers.
6Jumbe Fumu wa Mlala Bwani
7Tambwe No Fumu wa Mla NauBorn in 1735 and died in 1815. He reigned around 1760.
8Ju Mwamba Mwenye Majini
9Mba Fumu wa Suja Fumu BambaCo-rulers.
10Shekhe SalimCo-rulers.
11Mavunzanga
12Tibe Mle
13Abudu

Sultans of [Bajini]

Styled "Mfaume/Mfalme"
#NameReignNotes
1Mwenya Bamba I?
2Bamba Jumbe?
3Tambe Mbafu wa Fum Nau?
4Ju Mamba Oma wa Mla Nau?Co-rulers.
5Mwambatsi?Co-rulers.
6Mwenye Bamba II?
7Bamba Oma?Co-rulers.
8Suja Oma wa Tambwe?Co-rulers.
9Shekani?Co-rulers.
10Fuma Oma?Co-rulers.
11Oma wa Dari?–1884Co-rulers.
12Ja Mhaba?First female sultan of Bajini.
13Hashimu bin Ahmed?First reign.
14Hadija bint Ahmed?Second female sultan of Bajini.
*Hashimu bin Ahmed?–1886Second reign.
Interregnum1886–1889
*Hashimu bin Ahmed1889Third reign.

Sultans of Hambuu

Styled "Mfaume/Mfalme". All rulers were part of the Inya Mba Mro dynasty. Reign dates are unknown.
#NameNotes
1Beja Mbuyuni
2Nau wa Migira
3Nau wa Moro
4Fumu Mau
5Yasi Azu
6Demani Mtango
7Fumu Jimba wa Idimani
8Madi Jimbwa wa TangweCo-rulers.
9Dari wa Mla NauCo-rulers.
10Jumbe Fumu wa Suja Oma Inkwaba
11Suja Oma wa Tambwe
12Mrunda MijoCo-rulers.
13Fey Mwando wa TambweCo-rulers.
14Bamba Oma wa Ju Mamba
15Tambwe wa Hinye
16Abudu bin Mohamed bin SultaniCo-rulers.
17Bamba Oma wa OmaCo-rulers.

Sultans of Hamahame

Styled "Mfaume/Mfalme". Subordinated to Itsandra. Reign dates unknown.
#Name
1Nye Hila
2Haji wa No Fumu
3Suja Oma Mshinda Kodo
4Jumbe Fumu Madi
5Bwana Haji Musa
6Simai
7Dari Oma
8Fumu Oma wa Nasiri
9Suja Oma wa Fumu
10Mba Fumu wa Bwana Haji
11Suja Oma Bwana

Sultans of Mbwankuu

The sultan was also styled Mfaume/Mfalme; the only known incumbent was: Bwana Fumu.

Sultans of Mbude

Sultans. All rulers were part of the Inya Mwatsoa Udhiwa dynasty. Reign dates are unknown.
Mbude was subordinated to Itsandra from c. 1860 to 1872 and again from 1873 to 1880. It was subordinated to Bambao briefly from 1872 to 1873 and then again from 1880 to 1892.
#Name
1Msa Mwinza
2Bamba
3Lwali
4Jumbe Fumu wa Tambwe
5Dari Mbamba
6Mwandhi Oma wa Jumbe Fumu
7Bamba Oma wa Suja Funu
8Jumbe Fumu Mna Mango
9Bamba wa Madi Jimba
10Jumbe Fumu wa Sinai

Sultans of Domba

The sultan was also styled Mfaume/Mfalme; the only known incumbent was: Febeja Mambwe.