in 1820
Precision: year · Rank: normal
- Source: Dictionary of African Biography
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Mwana Kupona
Swahili poet
Mwana Kupona has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 1810 in Pate Island.
Born
in 1810
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: in 1860
- Birthplace
- Pate Island
- Professions
- writer, poet
- Citizenship
- Kenya
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: in 1810 (Faceted Application of Subject Terminology) or in 1820 (Dictionary of African Biography).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
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Where was Mwana Kupona born?
Mwana Kupona was born in Pate Island.