Sections of Old Town Mombasa and other streets, ca. 1927-1940,
— isaac Samuel (@rhaplord) September 8, 2024
Mombasa island was home to four towns during the late Middle Ages; the pre-Islamic town of Kongowea, and the later towns of Mvita (inset), Kilindini, and Tuaca. pic.twitter.com/Q8v1S4OwH2
Lithographs and photos of Swahili men from the East Africa coast and Mombasa, ca. 1846-48, 1900-1914
— isaac Samuel (@rhaplord) September 8, 2024
the Swahili community of Mombasa was made up of multiple social groups of diverse origins that coalesced into 12 groups between the 15th-17th centurieshttps://t.co/iVYmAvRC7J pic.twitter.com/E1E4Y8pCYE
street in Mombasa Kenya showing the 16th-century Mandhry Mosque
— isaac Samuel (@rhaplord) September 8, 2024
The island of Mombasa was home to one of the oldest Swahili settlements on the East African coasthttps://t.co/iVYmAvRC7J pic.twitter.com/IqQCytiPsz
By the late 19th century, the expansion of British colonialism on the East African coast eroded the Zanzibar sultan’s authority, with Mombasa eventually becoming part of the British protectorate in 1895.https://t.co/iVYmAvR4ib
— isaac Samuel (@rhaplord) September 8, 2024
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