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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Preface 5
- Contents 7
- Introduction 9
- Bibliography 13
- Note on the Transliteration of Swahili and Arabic Words 18
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Part 1: The Tanganyika Coast as Part of Azania
- Chapter I. The Times of Ignorance 21
- Chapter II. Zanj or Seng-Chih 31
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Part 2: The Polity of Kilwa
- Chapter I .The Documents 45
- Chapter II. The Chronology of the Sultans of Kilwa Kisiwani 60
- Chapter III. The Settlement of Kilwa: 957–1131 74
- Chapter IV. The Rise to Prosperity and its Aftermath: 1131–1333 88
- Chapter V. The Times of al-Hasan and Dā'ūd ibn Sulaimān: 1310–1356 99
- Chapter VI. The Shadows of Decline: 1356–1442 111
- Chapter VII. The Later 15th Century: 1442–1498 126
- Chapter VIII. The State of Kilwa: its Dominions and Political Organisation 143
- Chapter IX. Other Historical Sites of the Tanganyika Coast 156
- Chapter X. Coinage before the Coming of the Portuguese 176
- Chapter XI. Daily Life and Commerce 192
- Chapter XII. Summary and Conclusions 207
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Appendix
- I. The Traditional History of Kua 211
- II. A Portuguese Description of Kilwa in 1505 216
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Tables: Recorded Finds of Coins in East Africa
- I Kilwa (including coins classified as either Kilwa or Mafia) 220
- II The Mafia Islands 221
- III Zanzibar 222
- IV Pemba 223
- V Kenya 223
- VI Summary of Totals by Area 223
- Index 225
- Plates 239
- Genealogical tables 245
- Maps 249
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Preface 5
- Contents 7
- Introduction 9
- Bibliography 13
- Note on the Transliteration of Swahili and Arabic Words 18
-
Part 1: The Tanganyika Coast as Part of Azania
- Chapter I. The Times of Ignorance 21
- Chapter II. Zanj or Seng-Chih 31
-
Part 2: The Polity of Kilwa
- Chapter I .The Documents 45
- Chapter II. The Chronology of the Sultans of Kilwa Kisiwani 60
- Chapter III. The Settlement of Kilwa: 957–1131 74
- Chapter IV. The Rise to Prosperity and its Aftermath: 1131–1333 88
- Chapter V. The Times of al-Hasan and Dā'ūd ibn Sulaimān: 1310–1356 99
- Chapter VI. The Shadows of Decline: 1356–1442 111
- Chapter VII. The Later 15th Century: 1442–1498 126
- Chapter VIII. The State of Kilwa: its Dominions and Political Organisation 143
- Chapter IX. Other Historical Sites of the Tanganyika Coast 156
- Chapter X. Coinage before the Coming of the Portuguese 176
- Chapter XI. Daily Life and Commerce 192
- Chapter XII. Summary and Conclusions 207
-
Appendix
- I. The Traditional History of Kua 211
- II. A Portuguese Description of Kilwa in 1505 216
-
Tables: Recorded Finds of Coins in East Africa
- I Kilwa (including coins classified as either Kilwa or Mafia) 220
- II The Mafia Islands 221
- III Zanzibar 222
- IV Pemba 223
- V Kenya 223
- VI Summary of Totals by Area 223
- Index 225
- Plates 239
- Genealogical tables 245
- Maps 249