Bwana Tamu was Sultan of Pate, Kenya, from 1713.
He decided to wage a war on Lamu in order to get the guns that the Portuguese had buried on Lamu Island, on Hedabu Hill.
However, his boats were overloaded with fire-arms and they sank on the way to Lamu.
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