Djoumbé Fatima facts for kids
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Photograph of Djoumbé Fatima taken in Paris in 1868
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| Queen (Sultan) of Mohéli (Mwali) | |
| Reign | 1842–1865 1874–1878 |
| Coronation | 26 May 1849, Fomboni |
| Predecessor | Ramanetaka Mohamed bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara |
| Successor | Mohamed bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara Abderremane bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara |
| Born | 1836/37 Ouallah, Mohéli |
| Died | 1878 (aged 41) |
| Spouse | Said Muhammad bin Nasser Mkadara, Prince Consort and Regent of Mohéli |
| Issue | 1. Mohamed bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara (c. 1859−1874) 2. Abderremane bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara (c. 1860−1885) 3. Mahmudu bin Mohamed Makadara (1863−1898) 4. Prince Bakoko (–1901) 5. Salima Machamba (1874–1964) |
| House | Dynasty of Merina |
| Father | Ramanataka (–1842) |
| Mother | Ravao (–1847) |
Djoumbé Fatima (1837–1878) was a powerful queen of Mohéli, a small island in the Comoros country. She was also known as Djoumbé Soudi or Queen Jumbe-Souli. She ruled from 1842 to 1865 and again from 1874 until she passed away in 1878.
Early Life of Queen Djoumbé
Djoumbé Fatima became queen of the island of Moheli (Mwali) when she was very young. Her father, King Ramanateka, also known as Sultan Abderahmane, had passed away. Ramanateka was a prince from Madagascar who came to Mohéli after King Radama I died. Djoumbé Fatima was also a cousin of King Radama II. She had a sister named Jumbe-Salama, but she died young.
Djoumbé's mother, Ravao, was from the Merina people of Madagascar. Her father, General Ramanataka, was related to Radama I, the King of Madagascar. When her father died in 1842, Djoumbé became queen. Her mother, Ravao, ruled as a regent for a while, meaning she governed until Djoumbé was old enough. In 1843, Ravao married Tsivandini, who used to be her husband's adviser. Tsivandini became Djoumbé's teacher and started planning her marriage to the sultan of Zanzibar.
Queen Djoumbé's Reign
In 1841, a missionary named David Griffiths returned to Mohéli. He expected to meet Djoumbé's father, but instead, he found the young Djoumbé Fatima on the throne. Like most people on the island, Djoumbé was Muslim and did not become a Christian.
Djoumbé's mother, Ravao, and Tsivandini divorced in 1846. At this time, the nearby island of Mayotte had been given to France. The French wanted to have more influence on Mohéli. So, they arranged for a woman named Madame Droit to be Djoumbé's governess, helping to educate her. The French also organized her coronation ceremony in 1849, when she was 12 years old.
Two years later, Djoumbé sent the governess away. She then married Saïd Mohammed Nasser M'Kadar, who was a cousin of Zanzibar's sultan. M'Kadar became a prince consort and ruled alongside Fatima until 1860. The French then removed him from power. Djoumbé Fatima remained queen and later married two other sultans. Eventually, she gave up her throne for her son.
In 1863, the French government sent a group to meet Queen Jumbe-Souli. A photographer named Désiré Charnay was there and took pictures. He wrote that she looked "melancholy and sickly" and had many helpers. She wore a very fancy dress made of "rich Turkish tissue of silk and gold." Her dress covered most of her face, with only her hand showing. The French wanted to convince the young queen to let Mohéli become a French colony, but she said no. Queen Jumbe-Souli lived in a palace that looked out over the sea. Next to it was a white building with two rooms, which was a garrison for 28 soldiers.
When the French returned in 1871, Djoumbé Fatima was put back on the throne. She ruled until she died in 1878.
Queen Djoumbé's Children
- From her marriage to Said Muhammad bin Nasser Mkadara, who was a Prince Consort and Regent of Mohéli, she had three sons:
- Mohamed bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara (born around 1859 – died 1874), who became Sultan of Mohéli (1865–1874).
- Abderremane bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara (born around 1860 – died 1885), who became Sultan of Mohéli (1878–1885).
- Mahmudu bin Mohamed Makadara (born 1863 in Fomboni – died 1898 in Saint-Denis, Réunion). He was a Regent of Mohéli for his half-sister, Sultana Salima Machamba. He had one son:
- Manini, Prince of Mohéli.
- From her relationship with Emile Fleuriot de Langle (1837–1881), she had two children:
- Bakoko (died 1901), Prince of Mohéli.
- Salima Machamba (born 1874 in Fomboni – died 1964 in Pesmes, Haute-Saône, France). She became Sultana of Mohéli (1888–1909). She married a French gendarme named Camille Paule in 1901 and had three children.
See Also
In Spanish: Fatima Soudi bint Abderremane para niños
