KnowraKilwa KisiwaniLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Kilwa Kisiwani, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 8Related 3Swahili CoastBroader topic: Its port illustrates how coastal rulers and merchants organized long-distance commerce.Swahili languageBroader topic: Its trade networks exemplify the coastal world in which Swahili flourished.Great ZimbabweRelated: Its prosperity was tied to inland gold networks that included the Zimbabwe plateau.Indian Ocean slave tradeBroader topic: Its prosperity illustrates the older coastal trade networks later entangled with enslavement.Swahili cultureBroader topic: Its architecture and coinage document the wealth and connections of early Swahili urban society.Kilwa SultanateBroader topic: Its harbor and urban institutions formed the sultanate’s political and commercial center.MombasaRelated: Its history shows the wider network of Swahili ports that included Mombasa.Swahili architectureBroader topic: Its stone mosques and palaces document the scale of premodern coastal construction.Swahili city-statesBroader topic: Its rise illustrates how a port could turn commerce into regional political power.History of TanzaniaBroader topic: Its wealth and architecture attest to the coast’s role in Indian Ocean commerce.Island of MozambiqueRelated: Like the Island of Mozambique, it became a major port in the western Indian Ocean.