Shirazi

Name ID 1210

See also

Amin, Mohamed; Willetts, Duncan and Marshall, Peter Journey Through Tanzania
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Active colonisation

Active colonisation did not begin until the 8th century when Arab settlers began building towns on Zanzibar, Mafia and Kilwa. Around 1200, a group of 'Shirazi' - people who traced their ancestors to Shiraz in Persia - settled and founded new dynasties.

Extract ID: 1132
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