The Sultanate of Bambao was a state on the island of
Grande Comore
Grande Comore () is an island in Comoros off the coast of Africa. It is the largest island in the Comoros nation. Most of its population is of the Comorian ethnic group. Its population is about 316,600. The island's capital is Moroni, Comoros, ...
. Its capital was the town of
Iconi
Iconi (or Ikoni) is a town on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.
Comorian Olympic hurdler Maoulida Darouèche
Maoulida Darouèche (born 7 February 1990) is a Comoran hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles and who has al ...
. In 1886,
Sultan
Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...
Said Ali bin Said Omar of
Anjouan united the
sultanates of Grand Comore into the state of
Ngazidja.
References
World Statesmen.org
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States and territories disestablished in 1886
Former countries in Africa
History of the Comoros