Kilwa Sultanate mints its own coinage
1034
The Swahili trading city of Kilwa on the Tanzanian coast began issuing copper coins bearing Arabic inscriptions, a mark of commercial sophistication and political independence. The coins circulated along the East African littoral and across the Indian Ocean, testifying to Kilwa's growing importance as a hub connecting African gold to the wider medieval world economy.
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Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.