- Kilwa Sultanate
Kilwa was a
sultanate inEast Africa .ee also
*
Kilwa Kisiwani
*Sultan al-Hasan ibn Sulaiman External links
*http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=305390
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