Isaac Samuel: A complete history of Mogadishu (ca. 1100-1892)

Mogadishu in 1517:

“a very great Moorish town called Magadoxo; it has a king over it; the place has much trade many ships come hither from the great kingdom of Cambaya.
The men are for the most part brown and black, but a few are fair.”https://t.co/DGXG1SlKhC pic.twitter.com/iRYW7iFKGZ

— isaac Samuel (@rhaplord) March 9, 2025

 

A complete history of Mogadishu (ca. 1100-1892) by isaac Samuel

Journal of African cities: chapter 16.

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