Kilwa Kisiwani

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Swahili city-state UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site historic city-state

Kilwa Kisiwani is a historic Swahili coastal city-state in present-day Tanzania that flourished as a powerful center of Indian Ocean trade between Africa, Arabia, and Asia from the medieval period onward.

Aliases (1)

Sultanate of Kilwa ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Swahili city-state → UNESCO World Heritage Site → archaeological site → historic city-state →
buildingMaterial	coral rag →
conqueredBy	Portuguese Empire →
conquestYear	1505 →
continent	Africa →
country	Tanzania →
culture	Swahili culture →
currentUse	archaeological tourism site → research site →
exported	gold → iron → ivory → quartz → slaves →
flourishedAs	trading hub →
flourishedIn	13th century → 14th century →
foundationPeriod	late 10th century →
foundedBy	Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi →
governedBy	Sultanate of Kilwa →
hasPart	Great Mosque of Kilwa → Husuni Kubwa palace → Husuni Ndogo → city walls → stone houses →
imported	beads → porcelain → spices → textiles →
language	Swahili →
locatedIn	East Africa → Kilwa District → Lindi Region → Swahili Coast →
locatedOn	Indian Ocean → Kilwa Island →
partOf	Swahili city-states →
periodOfDecline	15th century →
politicalSystem	sultanate →
religion	Islam →
tradedWith	Arabia → China → India → Persia → interior of Africa →
tradeNetwork	Indian Ocean trade →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	cultural →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1981 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWith	Songo Mnara →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kilwa Kisiwani ("Sultanate of Kilwa") →	governedBy
Indian Ocean trade network →	majorPort