CivWarArtMusic

The Swahili Coast

8 CH

the African civilization that chose the ocean

The Swahili Coast600 CE – 1,700 CE
01

The People of the Coast

setting + ~600–900

02

The Monsoon Engine

~800–1100

03

Coral Towns and the Coming of Islam

~900–1200

04

Kilwa and the Gold of Sofala

~1100–1330

05

The Cosmopolitan Zenith

~1330–1500

06

The Portuguese Storm

1498–1530

07

A Century of Resistance and Ruin

1530–1660

08

The Omani Turn and the Afterlife

1650–2000