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1662:

The commander, Amir Jamadar Shahdad Chotah, visited the East African coast ostensibly as a businessman. He was captured by the Portuguese on suspicion and imprisoned in the fort for a while.   He was eventually released and went back to Oman. He was therefore the first Baluch to set foot at the Fort Jesus.

1664:

Amir Jamadar Shahdad Chotah left Oman and returned to the East African coast with his forces comprising of Omani and Baluchi soldiers. They liberated Pate, Lamu, Malindi and eventually Mombasa after the siege of Fort Jesus.

1712:

After the death of Imam Seif bin Sultan Al-Yurbi in Muscat, Oman, there was a power vacuum. The Mazrui rebelled and took control of the leadership and the fort.

1828:

Sayyid Said bin Sultan Al-Busaidi came to East Africa with a Baluchi force under Jamadar Muhammad Shahow to regain control and establish law and order.

1832:

The Mazrui rebelled again and took over Fort Jesus.

1835:

The Mazrui breached agreement with the Waswahili followed by a period of unrest.

1837:

Sayyid Said and his Baluchi soldiers led by Jamadar Athman bin Shambe Tangahi and Jamadar Ganguzar Piri recaptured Fort Jesus.

1845:

Jamadar Tangahi was appointed the Commandant of Fort Jesus and served as Finance Minister of the Sultan.

1895:

Jamadar Ibrahim bin Doshambe handed over the fort to the British colonial administration after an agreement between Sayyid Hemed bin Thuwain and the British Government. Thereafter the Baluchis left the fort to live in the neighbourhood.