The Mihrab of the Mosque on the island of Songo Mnara; a dependency of Kilwa; It was built as well as the whole town on the island by the Sultans of Kilwa in the 15th century. (The island of Songo Mnara is close to Kilwa island).
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Muhammad al Fasi, Maliki: Shifa'al Gharam bi-akhbar al-Bilad al Haram. He was Qadi at Mecca (d1429-30)
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Taken from B.G. Martin ; African Historical Studies 1974

In the year 813AH (1410-11) al Malik al Mansur Hassan ibn (al Malik) al-Mu'ayyad Sulayman ibn (al Malik al-Malik...) al Husayn, the Lord of Kilwa (Sahib Kilwa) made the pilgrimage. And gave gifts to the prominent men of the Haram (al-Sharif) and lingered for a time after the pilgrimage, and then went by sea in the course of the journey to the land of Yaman, so as to go from there to his own country via Aden.
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