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The Swahili city-states were independent, self-governing urban centres that were located on the Swahili coast of East Africa between the 8th and 16th centuries. These were primarily coastal hubs, including Kilwa, Mombasa and Zanzibar, which prospered due to their advantageous locations along Indian Ocean trade networks, enabling interactions between Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Kilwa Kisiwani is an archaeological Swahili City State site located along the Swahili Coast on the Kilwa Archipelago. Recent excavations and C14 dating of the site have confirmed its founding at the start of the 9th century CE. [6]
Pages in category "Swahili city-states" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bagamoyo;
The Swahili coast (Swahili: Pwani ya Waswahili) is a coastal area of East Africa, bordered by the Indian Ocean and inhabited by the Swahili people. It includes Sofala (located in Mozambique ); Mombasa , Gede , Pate Island , Lamu , and Malindi (in Kenya ); and Dar es Salaam and Kilwa (in Tanzania ). [ 1 ]
For over a millennia the Kilwa Masoko area was originally inhabited by the Mwera people.However, in the 10th to 16th century the area was part of the Swahili city states that spanned along the East African coast based at the prosperous Swahili city of Kilwa Kisiwani across the Kilwa sound.
City-states along the Swahili coast, such as Zanzibar, Kilwa, and Mombasa, thrived on the bustling Indian Ocean trade in gold, ivory, and slaves, in exchange for textiles, spices, and ceramics. The architectural and cultural heritage of these city-states, with their distinctive Swahili stone buildings and cultural traditions, reflects the deep ...
The early Swahili city-states followed Islam and were cosmopolitan and politically independent of each other. [15] The chief exports of these cultures were slaves, salt, ebony, gold, ivory, and sandalwood. These city-states began to decline toward the sixteenth century, mainly as a consequence of the advent of the Portuguese. Eventually ...
The two Swahili city states often had feuds with each other as they fought for dominance over the trade. In his military struggles against Mombasa, the Sheikh of Malindi allied with the Portuguese and Segeju to take over the city. [10] In 1592, the Segeju occupied Mombasa, eventually surrendering it to the Sheikh of Malindi.