Malagasy chiefdoms and trading towns
Malagasy chiefdoms and trading towns appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands (Central and Southern Africa) from c. 1000 to 1600 CE, a span of 600 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).
Rice-growing and cattle-keeping chiefdoms spread over the island, while Muslim trading towns such as Mahilaka in the north-west exported chlorite schist bowls and slaves across the Indian Ocean.
See Malagasy chiefdoms and trading towns on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 1000 to 1600 CE
- Duration
- 600 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands, Central and Southern Africa
- Language family
- Austronesian
Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time
- Ibn Battuta visits Kilwa
- Great Enclosure built at Great Zimbabwe
- Diogo Cão reaches the Congo River
- Kongo's king is baptised
- Vasco da Gama on the Swahili coast
- Portuguese sack Kilwa and Mombasa
Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa
- Swahili city-states
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Kingdom of Zimbabwe
- Kingdom of Buganda
- Kilwa Sultanate
- Bunyoro-Kitara
- Portuguese Mozambique
- Portuguese Angola
- Mutapa Empire
- Luba Empire
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Byzantine Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- Ghana Empire (Wagadu)
- Holy Roman Empire
- Srivijaya
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Khmer Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
Questions
When did Malagasy chiefdoms and trading towns exist?
c. 1000 to 1600 CE, about 600 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Malagasy chiefdoms and trading towns?
Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands, in Central and Southern Africa.
What language did Malagasy chiefdoms and trading towns speak?
Austronesian. This family includes Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori.