The Medieval History of the Coast of Tanganyika

G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville

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The Medieval History of the Coast of Tanganyika

G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1962

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Volume 55 | Veröffentlichung / Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Institut für Orientforschung

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History Regional and National History African Studies

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

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December 31, 1962

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9783112707098

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December 31, 1962

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9783112707081

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254

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783112707098

eBook ISBN: 9783112707098

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