Kilwa Sultanate

Kilwa Sultanate أُسُلتَانِ وَ كِيلوَ Usultani wa Kilwa
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)
Ethnic groups	Swahili Mijikenda Hadimu Shirazi Bajuni Pokomo
Religion	Sunni Islam School: Shafi'i
Government	Sultanate
Sultan
• 957	Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi
• 1277	al-Hassan ibn Talut
• 1499	Ibrahim ibn Suleiman
Historical era	Shirazi era
• Established	957
• Disestablished	1513
Preceded by Succeeded by Swahili culture Portuguese Empire Sultanate of Zanzibar
Today part of	Kenya Tanzania Mozambique Madagascar Comoros

The Kilwa Sultanate was a sultanate. The sultanate had land in the entire Swahili Coast at its height. Its legend says that the Kilwa Sultanate was founded in the 10th century by Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi, a Persian prince of Shiraz.

Related pages

• Swahili people

Notes

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Other websites

• "N21359-5 Coin, Kilwa Sultanate (East Africa), Al Hasan ibn Sulaimam (c. AD 1482-1493), Falus, copper alloy". Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia. 23 March 2024.
• MacGregor, Neil (26 June 2010). "A History of the World in 100 Objects, Kilwa pot sherds". BBC Radio 4.