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title: Great House, Kilwa
author: David Stanley
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10329/great-house-kilwa/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Great House, Kilwa
_Authored by David Stanley_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10329.jpg)
## Image Caption
The ruins of the Great House, [Kilwa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kilwa/) on the [Swahili Coast](https://www.worldhistory.org/Swahili_Coast/) (modern Tanzania). Likely constructed during the reign of al Hasan ibn Suleiman (r. 1320-1333 CE).
## Cite This Work
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Stanley, D. (2019, March 27). Great House, Kilwa. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Stanley, David. "Great House, Kilwa." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 27, 2019. .
### MLA
Stanley, David. "Great House, Kilwa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Mar 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/34201573126/in/album-72157680269723792/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/34201573126/in/album-72157680269723792/) by [**David Stanley**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidstanleytravel/34201573126/in/album-72157680269723792/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 27 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.