Kilwa Sultanate

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mamluk_Sultanate
gptkbp:art_style Swahili architecture
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Mombasa
gptkb:Zanzibar
Sofala
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kilwa_Kisiwani
gptkbp:cultural_contribution Swahili literature
Swahili poetry
Swahili music
gptkbp:cultural_exchange with Persia
with India
with Arabia
gptkbp:cultural_influence Swahili culture
gptkbp:decline Portuguese colonization
gptkbp:dissolved 16th century
gptkbp:economic_activity agriculture
fishing
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Kilwa
Kilwa Fort
Palace of Husuni Kubwa
gptkbp:founded 9th century
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:historical_documentation Kilwa Chronicle
gptkbp:historical_event establishment of trade routes
Portuguese invasion
Battle of Kilwa
gptkbp:historical_legacy influence on cultural identity
influence on language development
influence on architecture styles
influence on trade networks
influence on East African history
gptkbp:historical_period Medieval period
gptkbp:historical_significance part of the Swahili Coast
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kilwa Sultanate
gptkbp:influenced_by Arab traders
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:architecture
maritime trade
gptkbp:language gptkb:Swahili
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Tanzania
gptkbp:notable_ruler gptkb:Sultan_Ibrahim
Sultan al-Hasan ibn Suleiman
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:social_structure gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:strength gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:trade gptkb:oppression
gptkb:gold
ivory
gptkbp:unesco_world_heritage_site Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ruins_of_Kilwa_Kisiwani
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5