Kilwa Sultanate

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sultanate
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Swahili_architecture
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kilwa_Kisiwani
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Swahili_culture
gptkbp:culturalInfluence African_culture
Arab_culture
gptkbp:dissolved 16th century
gptkbp:economy agriculture
fishing
gold trade
gptkbp:established 9th century
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Indian_Ocean
coastal region
islands_of_Kilwa
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Arab_expansion
establishment of trade networks
Portuguese_invasion
cultural_exchange_with_Persia
spread_of_Islam_in_East_Africa
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early modern period
Medieval period
Portuguese_records
Arab_historical_texts
Swahili_oral_traditions
gptkbp:historicalSignificance UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kilwa Sultanate
gptkbp:influencedBy Arab_traders
gptkbp:knownFor trade
gptkbp:language gptkb:Swahili
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tanzania
gptkbp:marketSegment Indian_Ocean_trade_routes
gptkbp:notableArtists Sultan_al-Hasan_ibn_Suleiman
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Kilwa
gptkb:Kilwa_Fort
Ruins_of_Songo_Mnara
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Kilwa_Masoko
gptkb:Kilwa_Kisiwani
gptkb:Songo_Mnara
Kilwa_coins
Kilwa_pottery
Kilwa_stone_carvings
gptkbp:reduces internal strife
competition from other sultanates
European_colonization
gptkbp:reign Portuguese
gptkbp:religion Islam
gptkbp:sells spices
ivory
slaves