Said Ali bin Said Omar was the Sultan

Sultan

Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...

 or King of Bambao

Sultanate of Bambao

The Sultanate of Bambao was a state on the island of Grande Comore. Its capital was the town of Iconi. In 1886, Sultan Said Ali bin Said Omar of Bambao united the sultanates of Grand Comore into the state of Ngazidja.-References:*...

. He unified the eleven sultanates of the island of Grande Comore

Grande Comore

Grande Comore is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is the largest island in the Comoros nation. Most of its population is of the Comorian ethnic group. Its population as of 2006 is about 316,600. The island's capital is Moroni, which is also the national capital...

 and became the first and last Sultan tibe or paramount king.

In 1866 the large sultanate Ndzuwani on Anjouan island was made a French protectorate

Protectorate

In history, the term protectorate has two different meanings. In its earliest inception, which has been adopted by modern international law, it is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity...

. The French, the British and the Germans wanted to exercise power and trade on the Commores.

On 24 June 1886, the islands of Ngazidja or (Grande Comore

Grande Comore

Grande Comore is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is the largest island in the Comoros nation. Most of its population is of the Comorian ethnic group. Its population as of 2006 is about 316,600. The island's capital is Moroni, which is also the national capital...

 in French) comprised eleven sultanates, but, in 1886, the Sultan tibe (paramount ruler and Sultan) of Bambao

Bambao

Bambao is a village on the island of Anjouan in the Comoros.* Sultanate of Bambao...

 unified them, Ndzuwani (Anjouan), and Mwali sultanate (Mohéli

Mohéli

Mohéli, also known as Mwali, is one of the three islands which make up the nation of Comoros. Mohéli is located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is by far the smallest of the Comoros islands. Its population, as of 2006, is about 38,000. Its capital city is Fomboni...

 island in French) became French protectorates, French résident

Resident (title)

A Resident, or in full Resident Minister, is a government official required to take up permanent residence in another country. A representative of his government, he officially has diplomatic functions which are often seen as a form of indirect rule....

s are posted on the three islands; on 5 September 1887 they are collectively renamed Protectorate of the Comoros.

The Star of Said Ali

Star of Said Ali

The Star of Said Ali , also "Orde of the Ster van Said Ali" was instituted in 1886 by King Saidi Ali ibn Saidi Omar, ruler of Bambao, first king of the united Grande Comore...

 (French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

: "Étoile de Said Ali"), also "Orde of the Ster van Said Ali" was instituted in 1886 to reward foreigners with an appropriate decoration in the European style.

In 1892 Sultan Said Ali bin Said Omar was bannished to Réunion

Réunion

Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...

. On 9 April 1908, France declared the Comoros a dependent territory of its Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

 colony.

On 25 July 1912, the island was annexed by France and joined with Mayotte

Mayotte

Mayotte is an overseas department and region of France consisting of a main island, Grande-Terre , a smaller island, Petite-Terre , and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, namely between northwestern Madagascar and...

 as Mayotte and dependencies, after the ratification on 23 February 1914 subordinated to the governor general of Madagascar (Comoros dependent colony).

Said Ali bin Said Omar went to court. The French judges awarded him a recompensation for his losses.

Saidi Ali ibn Saidi Omar died February 10, 1916 in Tamatave on Madagaskar. His son, Crownprince Said Houssein joined the French Foreign Legion

French Foreign Legion

The French Foreign Legion is a unique military service wing of the French Army established in 1831. The foreign legion was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces...

on August 4, 1916 .