Tippu Tip's state

Tippu Tip's state (1860–1894), was a short-lived Arab state established in eastern Africa by the infamous Swahili slave trader Tippu Tip (Hamad al Murjebi) and his son Sefu in the 19th century. The capital of the state was the town of Kasongo, located in modern Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tippu Tip's controlled territory reached as far to eastern Kasai and to Aruwimi Basin in the west.