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500
Malayo-Polynesian discover in the 5th century
The Malayo-Polynesian found the islands the way they found the islands are unknown but this is the first time the comoro islands were put in history the islands up to this point were never touched by humans. The Malayo-Polynesian revealed the islands to Europe then after the news were told other countries heard and soon the whole world found out. The main countries that were looking to use the islands were Arab and/or Austronesian; they were planning to use it as a place to keep slaves. -
550
Arab and/or Austronesian travels to the islands
While Arab and/or Austronesian were saying to sell slaves they went to the islands for the first time for trading. This was the first time the islands were used for trading. They used these islands at first to export slaves, later they started using the islands for goods; they mainly used the islands for their landstocks and foodstuffs. They were the first countries to use the islands like this. After a few years they left the islands due to it being too far. -
800
Islands start to get inhabited
The island was inhabited from around 800-1000 AD. It was inhabited by Malayo-Polynesian. Others came from nearby Africa, Madagascar, and Arabs made up a lot of the early population. Islam spread through the islands because of the people that came. The Comoros became increasingly important in East Africa. -
1200
The union of Comoros is created
The Comoros, or the Union of the Comoros, is a country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, is at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. The religion of the majority of the population, and the official state religion, is Sunni Islam. The country had three official languages: Shikomori, French and Arabic. -
1503
Portuguese explorers find the islands
In 1503 Portuguese explorers arrived to the Comoros islands. Along with that came a Portuguese cartographer named Diego Ribero. Diego illistrated the Comoros islands on a European map in 1527. Diego Riberto was known most know for creating maps. The Comoros island's position within the Indian ocean had a great impact on why Portuguese settlers were so intrigued with this island; This is because Portuguese settlers used the island for trading and slavery. -
1505
Traders start going to the islands more
Trade routes are frequently visited by Persian and Arab merchants in Comoros. Slave trade routes were brought to comoros. They were brought in from the mainland. Portuguese explorers first visited the comoros in 1505. They were the only Europeans to visit Comoros till the 17th century. -
Spice Trade
In 1591 Sir James made an attempt to break the spice trade. Sir james, Full name is Sir James Lanchester. He was origannally from Britan. The spice trade was later commanded by the Portuguese. -
French gain the islands
In 1886 Comoros became a French associated state. The French first came to the Comoros Islands 1843. The French took advantage of the comoro islands for the same reasons the portuguese did. Although the french colonized the comoros because the French wanted to take action because of the hush chance of the British. They were also motivated by the constant disorder caused by the Sultans’ ongoing bickery against each other. -
Comoros become independent
Comoros became independent from France in 1975, but there were many problems after that. In 1997, there was a coup and a new leader took over. However, Comoros is still important because it is the biggest producer of ylang-ylang, a flower used to make perfume. Comoros depends a lot on selling this flower. Even though Comoros has had some difficulties, the things it has naturally, like ylang-ylang, make it proud and have the potential to help it grow.