Tippu Tip's family tree

Put this together a while back. Feel free to save, use and revise if you find it useful.

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Busaidi Family Geneaological Website

So, the site's purpose is "designed with the aim of recording, and increasing knowledge about, the genealogies of the current and former ruling families of Africa, Asia and the Americas. Unlike their European counterparts, genealogical information on these families is sparse and inadequate."

For those researchers doing histories of families in Oman and Zanzibar, this is an invaluable starting point. Click on the title to link to the Busaidi section; there are also substantial pages on the Busaidis in Zanzibar, and royal honors and military decorations.

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