Kilwa Swahili Trade

Name: Kilwa Swahili Trade
Start: 1200
End: 1210

Type Event Region East Africa Time 1200–1210

Around 1203 CE, the Sultanate of Kilwa in East Africa, as one of the core ports of the Swahili coast trade network, connected the Arabian Peninsula, …

Timeline

1200–1203Kilwa Kisiwani · Swahili CoastThe Sultanate of Kilwa, relying on its deep-water harbor and monsoon routes, shipped inland ivory, gold, and enslaved people to Indian Ocean ports, and imported textiles, porcelain, and metal goods from overseas.
1203–1210Swahili Coast · Swahili CoastKilwa formed trade alliances with city-states such as Mombasa and Zanzibar; Swahili together with Islamic architecture, mosques, and stone-built houses shaped a distinctive coastal urban civilization.

Sources

Kilwa Kisiwani: An Archaeological and Historical Study — Mark Horton (1996)
The Swahili: Reconstructing the History and Language of an African Society, 800–1500 — Derek Nurse and Thomas Spear (1985)