Group
Kilwa Sultanate
The Kilwa Sultanate is a Medieval sultanate, centered at Kilwa (an island off modern-day Tanzania), whose authority, at its height, stretches over the entire length of the Swahili Coast.
It is founded in the 10th century by Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi, a Persian prince of Shiraz.
His family rules the Sultanate until the year 1277.
It is replaced by the Arab family of Abu Moaheb until 1505, when it is overthrown by a Portuguese invasion.
By 1513, the sultanate is already fragmented into smaller states, many of which became protectorates of the Sultanate of Oman.
Member Cities
- Kilwa Kisiwani Lindi Tanzania Capital
- Anjadip Island Goa India Location
- Ascension Island British overseas territory United Kingdom Location
- Bhatkal Karnataka India Location
- Brava Shabeellaha Hoose Somalia Location
- Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt Location
- Calicut Kerala India Location
- Cannanore Kerala India Location
- Cape Guardafui Bari Somalia Location
- Cape Town (Kaapstad) Western Cape South Africa Location
- Chaul Maharashtra India Location
- Cochin > Kochi Kerala India Location
- Dabhol Maharashtra India Location
- Dakar Dakar Senegal Location
- Ezhimala Hill Karnataka India Location
- Hadibu `Adan Yemen Location
- Honavar Karnataka India Location
- Island of Mozambique > Ilha de Moçambique Nampula Mozambique Location
- Jamestown Saint Helena Location
- Jiddah Makkah Saudi Arabia Location
- Khuriya Muriya Islands Dhofar Oman Location
- Kodungallur > Cranganore Kerala India Location
- Lisbon > Lisboa Lisboa Portugal Location
- Malindi Coast Kenya Location
- Maputo (Lourenço Marques) Maputo Mozambique Location
- Mombasa Coast Kenya Location
- Mosselbaai (Mossel Bay) Western Cape South Africa Location
- Nova Sofala Sofala Mozambique Location
- Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago Nampula Mozambique Location
- Pôrto Seguro Bahia Brazil Location
- Quilon Kerala India Location
- Ribeira Brava São Nicolau Cape Verde Location
- St. Mary's Islands Karnataka India Location
- Suez > As-Suways As-Suways Egypt Location
- São Tomé Island Sao Tome and Principe Location
- Zanzibar Zanzibar Urban/West Tanzania Location