Kilwa Sultanate

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Sources

1. BookKilwa: An Islamic Trading City on the East African Coast
2. WebsiteRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara

Relations

chronicled by:

• Kilwa Chronicle

  Sources: Kilwa: An Islamic Trading City on the East African Coast

conquered by:

• Francisco de Almeidasince 24 Jul 1505 O.S.

  Sources: Kilwa: An Islamic Trading City on the East African Coast, Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara

controlled the gold trade of:

• Sofala

  Sources: Kilwa: An Islamic Trading City on the East African Coast

described by:

• Ibn Battuta

  Sources: Ibn Battuta in Black Africa

has capital:

• Kilwa Kisiwani

  Sources: Kilwa: An Islamic Trading City on the East African Coast, Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara

ruled by:

• Al-Hasan ibn Sulaiman

  Sources: Kilwa: An Islamic Trading City on the East African Coast, Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara

said to have been founded by a prince from:

• Shiraz

  Sources: Kilwa: An Islamic Trading City on the East African Coast

traded with ←:

• Great Zimbabwe

  Sources: The Zimbabwe Culture: Origins and Decline of Southern Zambezian States, Great Zimbabwe National Monument

Appears in6 items

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  Kingdoms of Africa5 items
  • Kilwa Sultanatec. 1000
  • 
    Great Zimbabwec. 1200
  • 
    Husuni Kubwac. 1320
  • Ibn Battuta at Kilwac. 1331
  • Portuguese sack Kilwa24 Jul 1505 O.S.
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  The Travels of Ibn Battuta1 item
  • 
    Kilwa729 AH