[2] There are some other accounts that mention Chinese ships of Zheng He's fleet sinking near Lamu Island in Kenya in 1415.

This has been proven recently by archaeological work on the island that has resulted in the finding of evidence to suggest this connection.

[1] Siyu's main claim to historical fame is that it through several battles withstood the sultans of Zanzibar.

In response, Seyyid Said assembled an army consisting of 2000 people from Muscat, Baluchistan and Lamu.

When Siyu finally succumbed to Zanzibar's dominance, under Sultan Majid in 1863, it was one of the last towns on the whole of East Africa's coast to do so.