Kingdom of Malindi
This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Malindi and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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Was a small polity on the Swahili coast, centered on the city of Malindi (Kenya). In 1499 the Portuguese established a Trading Post in Malindi and thus conquered the area.
Establishment
January 851: The Kingdom of Malindi was established in 850 AD in Malindi and Mambrui, Kenya.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 958: The story of Kilwa begins around 960-1000 AD when the Swahili city-state of Kilwa Kisiwani was founded.
January 1001: Th old town Malindi seems to have been destroyed around 1000 AD.
January 1251: Malindi was resettled by 1250.
January 1451: The zenith of the Kilwa Kisiwani power was reached in the 15th century. In this period the Swahili Coast was dominated by the powerful city-state of Kilwa Kisiwani, which controlled trade along the East African coast. Kilwa Kisiwani expanded to control Malindi, Inhambane and Sofala and the island-states of Mombassa, Pemba, Zanzibar, Mafia, Comoro and parts of of Mozambique.
Disestablishment
January 1501: When, in 1499, the Portuguese established a trading post in Malindi that served as a rest stop on the way to and from India, they were eagerly welcomed by the wazee who sought to use the Portuguese military might to establish themselves over their rivals in Mombasa. In 1500, King Dom Manuel I offered vassal status to Malindi.
