Shirazi (people)
The Shirazi or Shirazi (or Shirazi ), also known as Mbwera ( Swahili : Washirazi) are an ethnic group , which at the Swahili Coast lives and on the nearby islands in the Indian Ocean, especially on the islands of Zanzibar , Pemba and the Comoros . Its origins are related to Shiraz and the southwest coastal region of Iran . The Shirazi are known for contributing to the spread of Islam on the Swahili coast , their role in the establishment of the local Persian-Arab-Swahili sultanates, their influence on the development of the Swahili language and the wealth they gain from the Trade in goods and slaves have accumulated. The East African coast and the nearby islands served as a trading base. While the Afro-Iranians were dragged from the Swahili coast to Iran by slave traders in the 19th century , the Shirazi are Persians who came to the East African coast in the Middle Ages.
Today they speak Swahili or other Bantu languages , but are proud of their Persian roots. Originally they were Muslim ( Shiite or Sunni ), today there are also Christian Shirazi as a result of colonization .
Individual evidence
- ^ East Africa Living Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 8, 2020 .
- ^ A b Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates (Jr.): Encyclopedia of Africa . Oxford University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-19-533770-9 ( google.de [accessed April 8, 2020]).
- ↑ August H. Nimtz: Islam and Politics in East Africa: The Sufi Order in Tanzania . U of Minnesota Press, ISBN 978-1-4529-1041-3 ( google.de [accessed April 8, 2020]).
- ↑ Anna Irene Del Monaco: Rivista L'architettura delle città: The Journal of the Scientific Society Ludovico Quaroni n. 3-4-5 / 2014 . Edizioni Nuova Cultura, 2014, ISBN 978-88-6812-355-0 ( google.de [accessed April 8, 2020]).