The economic and social development of Seyyid Said to the East Africa during the precolonial period
After transferring his capital to Zanzibar, Seyyid Said made a lot of development both positive and negative as analyzed below; Economically, he encouraged the growing of crops on Zanzibar and Pemba Islands. He increased the high demand for cloves in Europe and Asia. He encouraged his subjects to grow them who brought revenue to the Zanzibar economy. By growing cloves, Zanzibar became the chief supplier of cloves worldwide which made East Africa to be known in the coloristic circles. The settlement of Seyyid Said at the coast encouraged the Indian Banyans to settle in Zanzibar and along the coast line. It has to be noted that these were experienced traders, money lenders who gave money to Africans at the coast. Their activities helped to increase on the volume of trade at the coast and in the interior. They even facilitated the slave trade activities as they exchanged slaves for manufactured goods. He encouraged trade between East Africa cost and outside world. He changed Zanziba...