Editing Fort Jesus (section)

==Historical significance==

Fort Jesus was captured and recaptured at least nine times between 1631, when the Portuguese lost it to Sultan [[Yusuf ibn al-Hasan]] of Mombasa, and 1895, it fell under [[British Empire|British]] rule and was converted into a prison. After the Portuguese recaptured it from the Sultan in 1632, they refurbished it and built more fortifications, subsequently making it harder for the fort to fall. The fort was subject to [[Siege of Fort Jesus|an epic two-year siege]] from 1696 to 1698 by the [[Omani Arabs]], led by [[Saif bin Sultan]]. The capture of the fort marked the end of Portuguese presence on the coast, although they briefly captured and re-occupied it between 1728 and 1729 with the help of the Swahili [[city-state]]s. The fort fell under local rule from 1741 to 1837, when it was again captured by the Omanis and used as a barracks, before its occupation by the British in 1895, after the establishment of the [[East Africa Protectorate]] (which later became, in 1920, the [[Kenya Colony|Colony and Protectorate of Kenya]]).