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Muhammad bin Khalfan bin Khamis al-Barwani (born c. 1855), commonly known as Rumaliza, was a Swahili slave and ivory trader in East Africa in the last part of the nineteenth century. With the help of Tippu Tip he became Sultan of Ujiji. At one time he dominated the trade of Tanganyika, before being defeated by Belgian forces under Baron Francis Dhanis in January 1894. ==Background== The trade in slaves from East Africa dates back thousands of years. Arabs are documented as trading in slaves from the East African coast in the second century A.D. The Arabs established a series of trading posts along the coast. Through prolonged contact with the Arabs, a distinctive ''Swahili'' ("coastal") culture developed among the Bantu people of the region. Although the Swahili language has Bantu roots, it includes many words of Arabic origin. For many years, Zanzibar was considered part of the kingdom of Oman. The Swahili and Arab traders obtained slaves in the interior of East Africa and sold them in the great markets like Zanzibar on the coast. The trade peaked in the nineteenth century in response to growing local and international demand. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rumaliza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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