The Beginning of Swahili Coastal Trade

100 CE · Doğu Afrika Kıyısı · trade

In the 1st century CE Indian Ocean merchants (from India and Arabia) began regular trade with the East African coast; Bantu communities were drawn into this coastal commerce, the distant root of Swahili culture.

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What was The Beginning of Swahili Coastal Trade?
In the 1st century CE Indian Ocean merchants (from India and Arabia) began regular trade with the East African coast; Bantu communities were drawn into this coastal commerce, the distant root of Swahili culture.
When did The Beginning of Swahili Coastal Trade happen?
100 CE
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