The Medieval History of the Coast of Tanganyika: With Special Reference to Recent Archaeological Discoveries

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• Title Page 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 19
• Chapter I - The Times of Ignorance 21
• Chapter II - Zanj or Seng-Chih 31
• Part 2 - The Polity of Kilwa 43
• Chapter I - The Documents 45
• Chapter II - The Chronology of the Sulṭāns 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-Ḥasan and Dā̓ūd Ibn Sulaimān: 1310-1356 99
• Chapter VI - The Shadows of Decline: 1356-1442 111

• Title Page 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 19
• Chapter I - The Times of Ignorance 21
• Chapter II - Zanj or Seng-Chih 31
• Part 2 - The Polity of Kilwa 43
• Chapter I - The Documents 45
• Chapter II - The Chronology of the Sulṭāns 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-Ḥasan and Dā̓ūd Ibn Sulaimān: 1310-1356 99
• Chapter VI - The Shadows of Decline: 1356-1442 111
• Chapter VII - The Later Fifteenth 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 211
• Index 225
• Plates 239