Husuni Kubwa palace

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Husuni Kubwa palace is a grand 14th-century Swahili stone palace complex on Kilwa Kisiwani in Tanzania, notable for its extensive courtyards, vaulted chambers, and role in Indian Ocean trade history.

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Husuni Kubwa palace canonical 1
Husuni Kubwa palace complex 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Swahili stone architecture ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
palace complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle Swahili architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Kilwa Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Kilwa Kisiwani

Swahili city-states ⓘ
linked to: Swahili Coast
condition ruin ⓘ
country United Republic of Tanzania ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania
culturalAffiliation Islamic world ⓘ
Swahili culture ⓘ
excavatedBy archaeologists ⓘ
functionInTrade control of maritime commerce ⓘ
storage and redistribution of imported goods ⓘ
governingBody Antiquities Division of Tanzania ⓘ
hasPart audience halls ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ
stairways ⓘ
storerooms ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
vaulted chambers ⓘ
water cisterns ⓘ
heritageContext Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ
Swahili Coast ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara ⓘ
inception 14th century ⓘ
locatedIn Kilwa Kisiwani ⓘ
locatedInCountry Tanzania ⓘ
locatedInRegion East Africa ⓘ
locatedOn Indian Ocean ⓘ
materialUsed coral rag stone ⓘ
lime mortar ⓘ
nearby Great Mosque of Kilwa ⓘ
Husuni Ndogo ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
overlooks harbor of Kilwa Kisiwani ⓘ
linked to: Kilwa Kisiwani
partOf Kilwa Kisiwani archaeological landscape ⓘ
linked to: Kilwa Kisiwani
period medieval period ⓘ
significance evidence of long-distance trade with Arabia and India ⓘ
example of elite Swahili urban architecture ⓘ
major center in medieval Indian Ocean trade ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1981 ⓘ
usedFor administrative center ⓘ
ceremonial functions ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ
storage of trade goods ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kilwa Kisiwani → hasPart → Husuni Kubwa palace ⓘ
Great Mosque of Kilwa → near → Husuni Kubwa palace complex ⓘ
linked to: Husuni Kubwa palace