Takaungu

History

The village of Takaungu was established by a section of the Mazrui Families who had rebelled against the leadership of the new Sultan of Oman from the El Busaidy Dynasty. Earlier the Mazrui Dynasty were appointed to govern Mombasa by the Sultan of Oman after he defeated the Portuguese and took over Fort Jesus in 1698. The Mazrui Dynasty were appointed to govern Mombasa in 1741 and their closest trading partners were the largest Mijikenda tribe - The Giriama's. The Giriamas were living in the hinterland of Coast and unlike the Chonyis and Kaumas did not border the Coast Shoreline. However, after murder of Sultan Seif in Oman and the emergence of the El Busaidy leadership, The Mazrui Governor of Mombasa Mohammed Ibn Othman El Mazrui refused to recognise the new El Busaidy Authority. This led to the siege of Mombasa and the eventual killing of the Mazrui Governor. The rebellion of the Mazrui took a long time until the son of the Sultan of Oman finally ended the rebellion by leading an onslaught of the bombardment of Mombasa in 1837. Most of the Mazrui leader's were either killed or deported. The Mazrui families fled Mombasa and some settled in Gasi (Kwale County) and others moved north of Mombasa and established themselves in Takaungu (Kilifi County). Takaungu was established by the fleeing Mazrui Dynasty who refused to recognise the authority of the new Sultan of Oman who was from the El Busaidy Dynasty.

Most recent

• M 4.9 — 2007-12-23
  12 km NNW of Kinango, Kenya
• M 4.2 — 2006-06-17
  11 km SE of Mombasa, Kenya