Question

Name five positive impact of portugees rule at the East African Coast

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Portuguese officials were inefficient and corrupt as they amassed personal wealth instead of effectively administering the area. Portugal failed to establish a systematic form of government and did not attempt to administer the interior. Revenue from gold declined since traders shifted away from the Portuguese-administered areas, causing failure of the Portuguese in meeting the expenses of administering their possessions on the east African coast. Constant rebellions by the coastal peoples, particularly those of Mombasa, which weakened the Portuguese further