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first arab
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During the 7th. century, the great Moslem expansion got underway. There are a few remaining Arab |
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and Persian accounts which tell of migration of these peoples down the coast of Africa. |
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This is the age of The Arabian Nights - of Sinbad and Alladin - and the tales of this time are as much |
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fables as they are history. |
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The Chronicle
of Kilwa, which tells of a Persian
merchant and his six sons, who set sail in seven ships
to cross the Indian Ocean and settle the islands of
Their base on Zanzibar is thought to been Kizimkazi, whose ancient mosque provides the first firm date in our history - 1107AD.
For 500 years the Persians and Arabs developed their city states and created a huge extension to the vast trade network of the Indian Ocean, trading with the tribes of the coast for ivory and slaves and shipping goods as far abroad as China. Colonialism in action. |
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For centuries, and perhaps aided by the
Monsoon trade winds, there has been trade links between the coast of
East Africa and the people of Arabia, Persia, India and as far as
China.
The dates are not known for certain
but as early as the 1st century AD, Zanzibar and other coastal
settlements in East Africa had established trade links with its
northern neighbors of the Indian Ocean. They were living in harmony and some of them inter-married with their hosts hence consolidating the bonds even further. The arrival of Islam in the 8th
century strengthened the relationship and brought East Africa much
closer to Arabia. The Persians, who started with Hassan bin Ali Sultan with his six sons as mentioned in the Kilwa chronicles or with Darhash bin Shah from the Pemba chronicles, settled in many coastal settlements and formed the Zenj empire. They immediately established centers of control in Kilwa and Zanzibar, the latter emerging as a powerhouse of political rule in East Africa. Much of the build-up of social institutions and political organizations happened during this period where local rulers exerted control of some settlements along the coast. The process led to the formation of independent Muslim sultanates in Zanzibar and Kilwa with mixed Persian, Arab and African populations. |
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Sa'id builds impressive palaces and
gardens in Zanzibar.
He improves the island's economy by
introducing cloves, sugar and indigo (though at the same time he
accepts a financial loss in cooperating with British attempts to end
Zanzibar's slave trade). The other (Thuwaini) inherits Muscat and Oman. |
first arab period- c200AD-1499 |
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