Tippu Tip
Tippu Tip
Tippu Tip, or Tippu Tib, real name Hamad bin Muhammad bin Juma bin Rajab el Murjebi, was an Afro-Arab slave trader, ivory trader, explorer, plantation owner and governor. He worked for a succession of the sultans of Zanzibar. Tippu Tip traded in slaves for Zanzibar's clove plantations. As part of the large and lucrative ivory trade, he led many trading expeditions into Central Africa, constructing profitable trading posts deep into the region. He bought the ivory from local suppliers and resold it for a profit at coastal ports.
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Male
Date of Birth
January 1st, 1837
Age
187
Birth Place
Tanzania
Date of Death
June 13rd, 1905
Died Aged
68
Star Sign
Capricorn
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