“The Most Remarkable Man among Arabs, Waswahili, and Half-Castes in Africa”: The Image of Tippu Tip in the Memories and Travelogues of Europeans in the Second Half of the 19th Century

The main purpose of the article is to systemize and represent references descriptions Hamed bin Mohammed al-Murjabi available in written sources. Mohammed, who better known as Tippu Tip, was a Zanzibar merchant one most influential figures East Central Africa second half 19th century. Corpus sources are represented by memories travelogues European explorers, colonial officials missionaries, personally knew Tip. examines features his image its evolution from “the remarkable man among Arabs, Swahili, Half-Castes” “a renowned slave trader”, embodies all evil Arab trade. particular attention paid conflict between Tip Henry M. Stanley during infamous Emin Pasha Relief Expedition; it also considered evidences Tip’s participation raids on local population order capture slaves ivory.