| th width="25%" align=left>Term | Incumbent | Notes |
| a href="/encyclopedia/1203" title="1203">1203 | Pate sultanate independence from Kilwa Kisiwani |
| b>Mfalume (Sultans) |
| b>Nabahani Dynasty |
| a href="/encyclopedia/1779" title="1779">1779 to 1809 | Fumo Madi ibn Abi Bakr, Mfalume |
| a href="/encyclopedia/1809" title="1809">1809 to 1813 | Ahmad ibn Shaykh, Mfalume |
| a href="/encyclopedia/1813" title="1813">1813 to 1818 | Fumo Luti Kipunga ibn Fumo Madi, Mfalume |
| a href="/encyclopedia/1818" title="1818">1818 to 18?? | Fumo Luti ibn Ahmad, Mfalume |
| 8?? to 1823 | Bwana Shaykh ibn Fumo Madi, Mfalume | 1st Term |
| a href="/encyclopedia/1823" title="1823">1823 to 18?? | Bwana Waziri ibn Bwana Tamu, Mfalume | 1st Term |
| 8?? to 18?? | Bwana Shaykh ibn Fumo Madi, Mfalume | 2nd Term |
| a href="/encyclopedia/18??" title="18??">18?? to 1830 | Bwana Waziri ibn Bwana Tamu, Mfalume | 2nd Term |
| a href="/encyclopedia/1830" title="1830">1830 to 1840 | Fumo Bakari ibn Shaykh, Mfalume |
| a href="/encyclopedia/1840" title="1840">1840 to 1856 | Ahmad ibn Fumo Bakari, Mfalume |
| a href="/encyclopedia/1856" title="1856">1856 to 1858 | Ahmad Simba Balla ibn Fumo Luti, Mfalume |
| b> Dynasty |
| a href="/encyclopedia/1858" title="1858">1858 to 1870 | Shaykh Muhammad, Mfalume |
| a href="/encyclopedia/1870" title="1870">1870 | State abolished |