Kilwa Sultanate
Swahili sultanate (957–1513) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kilwa Sultanate was a sultanate, centered at Kilwa (an island off modern-day, Kilwa District in Lindi Region of Tanzania), whose authority, at its height, stretched over the entire length of the Swahili Coast. According to the legend, it was founded in the 10th century by Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi,[1] a Persian prince of Shiraz.[2]
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Kilwa Sultanate Kilwa | |||||||||||
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957–1513 | |||||||||||
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Location | Swahili coast | ||||||||||
Capital | Kilwa Kisiwani | ||||||||||
Common languages | Persian (Traders)
Arabic (Religious texts) Swahili (de facto) | ||||||||||
Religion | Islam | ||||||||||
Government | Sultanate | ||||||||||
Sultan | |||||||||||
• 957 | Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi | ||||||||||
• 1277 | al-Hassan ibn Talut | ||||||||||
• 1499 | Ibrahim ibn Suleiman | ||||||||||
Historical era | Shirazi era | ||||||||||
• Established | 957 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1513 | ||||||||||
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