Kilwa
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- Picture Gallery of Kilwa
Old Portuguese Fort, Kilwa Kisiwani, was built by the Portuguese in 1505. Photo circa 1890.
Indian merchants near their shops with German officials, Kilwa 2 circa 1895 (Note the Baluchi(Pakistani) soldiers of the Omani Sultan, who came to Kilwa via Oman)
Indian merchants (who were in Kilwa from centuries earlier) near their shops with thier new masters- German officials, Kilwa circa 1895.
Indian Traders resident in Kilwa, as recorded in The German Colonial Handbook,1908. tell us more if you recognise your family member
Kilwa German Boma (Fort & Administrative Offices) 1910.
A German steamer on the Rufiji River circa 1890- Very familiar to early Khoja merchants.
