Tippoo Tib (1837-1905)

Photograph of Tippoo Tib, then Chief of the Manyema, c.1887. His real name was Hamid ibn Mohammed and he was an African-Arab adventurer and warrior, who controlled a large section of Central Africa. Tippoo Tib, which means whistling bullets, was by turns, a cultured and kind man and a merciless slaver. His aid to H.M. Stanley and other European explorers was invaluable in their exploration and exploitation of the Central African region

1837 Adventurer Bullets C1887 Controlled Cultured Exploitation Explorers Hamid Invaluable Means Merciless Mohammed Slaver Tippoo Turns Whistling

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