Season 6 Episode 9: The height of the Shirazi Dynasty
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Season 6 Episode 9: The height of the Shirazi Dynasty

B2Upper-intermediateJanuary 13, 202530 min

In today's episode, we examine the height of the Shirazi Dynasty - with Kilwa's absorption of several nearby islands and territories, as well as the transformation of Kilwa from an island of wooden buildings to an island of coral limestone structures.

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to the History of Africa podcast. I'm your host, Andy. In our last episode, we examined the tumultuous centuries following Kilwa's successful revolt against the Shangga. After two separate revolts against their Shangga conquerors though, Kilwa's Shirazi dynasty was restored, but peace would not be. Instead, two different

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Shirazi sultans would be overthrown by local revolts in an era known for its instability. However, after emerging from this era of tumult, Kilwa will undergo a metamorphosis. Let's see what we've been building up to for a while, Kilwa taking its early steps to become the greatest power in East Africa.

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Season 6 Episode 9 The Height of the Shirazi Dynasty In 1131, the people of Kilwa had overthrown its tyrannical and immoral ruler and replaced him with his son Dawud ibn Suliman. Now, to get straight to the point, Dawud ibn Suleiman is not going to be the guy who is

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