Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi

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Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi was a Persian prince and trader traditionally credited as the founding ruler of the medieval Swahili city-state of Kilwa on the East African coast.

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Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founder of city-state ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
prince ⓘ
trader ⓘ
associatedWith Indian Ocean trade ⓘ
Persian diaspora in East Africa ⓘ
Swahili city-states ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
countryOfOrigin Persia ⓘ
culture Swahili culture ⓘ
ethnicity Persian ⓘ
founderOf Kilwa Kisiwani ⓘ
Kilwa Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Kilwa Kisiwani
historicity partly legendary ⓘ
legacy considered the founding ruler of Kilwa in Swahili chronicles ⓘ
notableFor early Persian involvement in East African coastal trade ⓘ
founding the Swahili city-state of Kilwa ⓘ
occupation merchant ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Shiraz ⓘ
linked to: Shiraz, Iran
positionHeld ruler of Kilwa ⓘ
regionOfActivity East African coast ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast

Swahili Coast ⓘ
roleInHistory link between Persian Gulf and East African coastal societies ⓘ
sourceOfInformation Kilwa Chronicle ⓘ
timePeriod medieval period ⓘ
traditionallyCreditedWith establishing Kilwa as a major Swahili city-state ⓘ

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Kilwa Kisiwani → foundedBy → Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi ⓘ