Season 6 Episode 8: The Age of Rebellions
History of Africa

Season 6 Episode 8: The Age of Rebellions

B2Upper-intermediateDecember 23, 202420 min

The 11th century: a period of tumult in Kilwa's history. The sultanate overthrows the yoke of the Xanga, only to find that this rebellion is not the last.

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to the History of Africa podcast. I'm your host, Andy. In our last episode, the nascent Sultanate of Kilwa was invaded and conquered by a mysterious kingdom called Shangga, likely a kingdom centered around a large urban settlement near

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Kilwa called Sanjayakati. However, it turns out that this conquest would not last long. Soon thereafter, the people of Kilwa would rise up and retake their island, and it certainly wouldn't be the last time.

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Season 6, Episode 8, The Age of Uprising Around the turn of the 11th century, Kilwa had just undergone an enormous change. The island had been invaded and conquered by a foreign kingdom, Shanghain. While the exact origins of Shanghain are, as we discussed extensively in our last episode,

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