subordinate to the Omani rulers on the island of Unguja, prompting regular local rebellions. Oman appointed three consecutive Governors (Wali in Arabic, Liwali in Swahili):
*12 December 1698 - December 1698: Imam Sa'if ibn Sultan
*December 1698 - 1728: Nasr ibn Abdallah al-Mazru'i
*1728-12 March 1728: Shaykh Rumba

Mombasa was briefly returned to Portuguese rule by captain-major Álvaro Caetano de Melo Castro (12 March