Kilwa Sultanate
Kilwa Sultanate أُسُلتَانِ وَ كِيلوَ Usultani wa Kilwa | |||||||||||
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| 957–1513 | |||||||||||
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The Sphere of the Sultanate in 1310 | |||||||||||
| Location | Swahili coast | ||||||||||
| Capital | Kilwa Kisiwani | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Persian (Colonists/Elite)
Arabic (Religious texts) Swahili (de facto) | ||||||||||
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| Government | Sultanate | ||||||||||
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• 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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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, a Persian prince of Shiraz.