Trade Expansion of the Kilwa Sultanate

Name: Trade Expansion of the Kilwa Sultanate
Start: 1156

Type Event Region East Africa Time 1156

Around 1156, the Kilwa Sultanate (Kilwa Kisiwani) on the East African coast further expanded its power within the Indian Ocean trade system, consolid…

Timeline

1156Kilwa Port · TanzaniaThe Kilwa Sultanate used the monsoon trading seasons to organize fleets traveling between India and Arab ports, accumulating wealth through customs duties and intermediary trade, and becoming one of the most competitive city-states on the Swahili Coast.
1156Sofala · MozambiqueKilwa strengthened its influence over southern trading posts such as Sofala, linking inland gold-producing regions to the coast via the Zimbabwe Plateau, forming a transcontinental chain of goods circulation and promoting the prosperity of coastal urban architecture and culture.

Sources

Kilwa Kisiwani https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/144/
Kilwa https://www.britannica.com/place/Kilwa