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Season 7 Episode 2: Looking for Takrur
In this episode, we explore the history of the medieval Western Sahel, and examine what Arabic language sources tell us about the Senegal River Valley during the rise of its first major empire - the Empire of Takrur.
Season 7 Episode 1: Welcome to Senegambia
Explore the history of the Wolof Empire with us this season. In this episode we set the stage for what is to come by examining the geography and prehistory of Senegambia. From the evolution of its archaeological cultures to the famous Seneg
Season 6 Episode 18: The Omani Empire
Kilwa is brought to its knees by one final foreign invasion, which leads the island into an irreversible decline and the eventual dissolution of the sultanate.
Season 6 Episode 17: The (Brief) Portuguese Conquest of Kilwa
The Portuguese have conquered Kilwa. Let's see how much pain their victory causes them in the long run.
From the Vault: Zengjiani, the Zanzibari Traveler in China
As my voice recovers, please enjoy this "from the vault" episode about Zengjiani, a famous East African traveler who reached numerous impressive destinations.
Season 6 Episode 15: The Unstable 15th Century part 2: Emir Muhammad the Powerful
After decades of civil strife and conflict, a powerful leader finally emerges in Kilwa Kisiwani as the 14th century reached its climax. With the power of the sultanate waning, a powerful judge named Muhammad Al Kawab asserts himself as the
Season 6 Episode 14: The Unstable 15th Century Part 1: Age of the Viziers Arrives
Today, we enter into an age of transformation. For a prominent period in Kilwa's history, the city and its many satellites will no longer be under the reign of the centuries-old monarchy. Instead, a new apparatus of bureaucratic elites will
Season 6 Episode 13: The Stone City of Songo Mnara
Urban sprawl and social instability leads Kilwa to develop a sister city on a nearby peninsula. Songo Mnara grows rapidly to become a major urban center on the Eastern Coast of Africa.
Season 6 Episode 12: Ibn Battuta’s Kilwa Vacation
The great traveler Ibn Battuta arrives in Kilwa, and paints a tale of a country at the peak of its power, wealth, and prestige...but with a potentially bleaker future awaiting.
Season 6 Episode 11: The Father of Gifts
Every historic civilization has one or two famous leaders who rise above all others in their fame and prestige. Kilwa's most famous ruler was certainly Abu al Mawahib, the Father of Gifts.
Season 6 Episode 10: The Mahdali Coup
The Sultanate of Kilwa influenced Zanzibar. Today, Zanzibar influences Kilwa back.
Season 6 Episode 9: The height of the Shirazi Dynasty
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
Season 6 Episode 8: The Age of Rebellions
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.
Season 6 Episode 7: Kilwa is Conquered
In today's episode, a mysterious conqueror from the mainland captures the island of Kilwa. In this episode, we examine the story of the matata mandalin, and the mysterious kingdom of Xanga, a mysterious great power that brought the nascent
Season 6 Episode 6: Lime, Iron, and Salt
In today's episode, we chart the growth of Kilwa as a major economic center, from its growth as a manufacturer of lime and iron, to its rise as a middleman in the trade of gold from Africa's southern reaches, as well as its blossoming into
Season 6 Episode 5: Make Way for Prince Ali - The Mysterious Kilwa Chronicle
It seems unlikely that he had 75 golden camels, but it's hard to say much else about Prince Ali of Shiraz. This historical figure has semi-historical origins, attested to in a mysterious document known as the "Kilwa Chronicle." In today's e
Season 6 Episode 4: Second Fiddle In East Africa
Throughout the early middle ages, Kilwa remained a small settlement, laying in the shadow of the much greater city of Mogadishu.
Season 6 Episode 3: The Lost Cities of Azania
Hidden in the brackish estuary of the Rufiji River, one of the greatest archaeological finds of the modern era might be waiting: the remains of a still poorly understood ancient trade hub referred to in ancient texts from across the world.
Season 6 Episode 2: The World's Oldest Trade Route?
In this episode, we explore the origins of farming in East Africa, as well as some of the oldest evidence for long-distance trade reaching the region.
Season 6 Episode 1: The Swahili Coast
Despite being the most widely spoken African language on Earth, KiSwahili originates from a people who are shockingly small in number. However, what the Swahili lacked in numbers, they made up for in influence and fascination. Join us for o
Season 5 Episode 7: The Fezzan After the "Collapse"
Most histories of the Garamantian kingdom end after its political collapse in the 4th century. However, the archaeological and written record seem to indicate that while the Garamantian kingdom may have died, the civilization that it spawne
Season 5 Episode 6: The Mysterious Garamantian Collapse
Pop histories of the Garamantian civilization often posit that Garama died of thirst: the Garamantes used up the fossil water reserves they had depended on for centuries, sealing the destruction of their advanced irrigation system. However,
Season 5 Episode 5: Life During the Garamantes' Golden Age
As trade intensifies across the Sahara, the Garamantes become an ever-wealthier civilization. This episode examines how the growth of the Garamantian kingdom influenced the architecture, living standards, religion, and burial practices of t
Season 5 Episode 4: The Roman Invasion of the Sahara
When Garamantian raids and control of trade routes become too much to bear, the Romans do what they do best: invade their neighbors. In this episode, Roman administrator Lucius Balbus leads a series of legions against the Garamantes in batt
Season 5 Episode 3: Trans-Saharan Trade in the Garamantes Civilization
Horses, carbuncles, gold, salt, and more. What do all these things have in common? They were first traded across the Sahara by the Garamantes. Today's episode discusses the earliest rise of Garamantian trans-Saharan trade, the first documen
Season 5 Episode 2: Fossil Water Farming
Brought to the Sahara following the Persian conquest of Egypt, the spread of a new irrigation technology allowed Garamantian civilization to expand dramatically The earliest evidence of a unique Garamantian culture comes from the settlement
Season 5 Episode 1: Paintings in the Libyan Sahara
Today we begin our journey into the history of the Garamantes, a civilization from the Libyan Sahara. This fascinating civilization transformed the barren wasteland of the Idehan Ubari into an impressive metropolis of late antiquity. Our cu
What Does Bantu Mean: A Historiography of Bantu Linguistics and History (Part 2)
The Bantu Migration is one of the most important and seminal events in the history of the African continent. But what if this theory of Bantu origins, concocted by a European colonial administrator trying to understand the history of the co
What Does Bantu Mean: A Historiography of Bantu Linguistics and History
Bantu is a term which has become one of the most contentious in the study of African history. The name of a language family stretching across much of the southern half of the African continent, the term has been used in many distinct ways.
