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al-Hasan ibn Talut

Type Figure Region Kilwa Sultanate Time c. 1240–1295 Also known as Sultan of Kilwa

Founder of the Mahdali dynasty of the Kilwa Sultanate (c. 1240–c. 1295), who took power about 1277 and consolidated Sunni rule over Indian Ocean trad…

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  1. 1277–1294Kilwa Kisiwani · Lindi Regional-Hasan ibn Talut overthrew the last Shirazi ruler by force and founded the Mahdali dynasty (called the Abu al-Muwahhib family in the chronicles). According to the Kilwa Sultanate chronicle, he was a grandson of Ali ibn Dawud and renowned for his knightly prowess.
  2. 1280–1294Swahili coast · Swahili coastDuring his reign Kilwa maintained control of trading posts such as Sofala; Mahdali Sunni Islamic rule replaced the Shirazi line and laid the foundation for the prosperity later achieved by his grandson Abu al-Muwahhib al-Hasan ibn Sulaiman.

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