A product of African, Arabian, and Persian cultures, Kilwa was an economic powerhouse that oversaw the flow of gold from its place on the Swahili Coast. The ruins of the Husuni Kubwa, the palace ...

From the 13th to the 16th century, the merchants of Kilwa dealt in gold, silver, pearls, perfumes, Arabian crockery, Persian earthenware and Chinese porcelain; much of the trade in the Indian Ocean ...

These broken pieces of pots were found on the shores of Kilwa Kiswani, an island off Tanzania, which was once home to a major medieval African port. The pale green porcelain pieces are from China ...

The 1944 coins were linked to the east African city of Kilwa, off modern-day Tanzania. If confirmed to be the same Kilwa coin — thought to have been produced post-1400 — the new coin would be ...

Al Qasimi Publications has published the novel "The Biography of the Sultans of Kilwa", written by His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.

These ceramic bits - in a variety of glazes and decorations - were found on the island of Kilwa Kisiwani off Tanzania. Neil uses the fragments to tell the story of a string of thriving communities ...

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