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List of kingdoms in Africa throughout history
Hi, just regarding your edit, Rhapta was the capital and south-eastern-most point of Azania, on what we now call the Swahili coast. It's inhabitants were Southern Cushitic people which can be described as pre-Swahili but certainly not proto-Swahili. The descendants of these people are the Iraqw and the Gorowa among others. This was prior to the Bantu expansion, with Periplus of the Erythraean Sea written during the expansion which describes Rhapta as the last stronghold of Azania, which would make sense given the direction of travel for the Bantu peoples. I don't know whether Rhapta continued to be settled after this. I've put a separate entry for Azania to distinguish it from Zanj. Alexanderkowal (talk) 19:47, 13 April 2024 (UTC)