Swahili

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Swahili Civilization information Architecture African Continent Africa Features/Characteristics Focus Trade Unique units Malakh Unique technologies Trading Station Dhau “ Control the Trade in the Indian ocean, increase your wealth through the riches from your land and instill fear onto your enemies. Will you be able to keep the control of the whole East African Coast? ” —Description The Swahili are an African civilization introduced in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Mansas and Mwenemutapas. They focus on Trade,the Galley line and Gold. Overview The Swahili are Campaign appearances The Swahili have a campaign devoted to their civilization: Merchants in the East. They also appear in: Francisco de Almeida Ruins of Empires Swahili Villages Mombasa Characteristics Unique unit Malakh: Rapid firing Hand Cannoneer Unique technologies Trading Station: Markets generate very slowly Gold Dhau: Grants Galley line +1 range and they slowly regenerate health. Civilization bonuses Blacksmith technologies are researched automatically after the Age they're available War Galley upgrade free Gold Mines provide 30% more Gold Team bonus Trade Cogs and Trade Carts are 15% cheaper In-game dialogue language In-game, Swahili units speak Swahili, which is a Bantu language Villager Select 1 Ndio ? - Yes? Select 2 Hujambo - Hello Select 3 Niko tayari - I'm ready Select 4 Amri? - Orders? Move 1 Ndio - Yes Move 2 Nilielewa - I understood Move 3 Ninafanya - I do Female Move 4 Nitaifanya mara moja - I will do it immediately (Only spoken by female villager) Male Move 4 Ara moja - Immediately Build Ninajenga - I build Chop Mimi hukata kuni - I chop wood Farm Ninakusanya - I gather (from farm) Fish Ninavua samaki - I fish Forage Ninalisha - I gather (from forage) Hunt Ninawinda - I hunt Mine Ninachimba malighafi - I dig for raw materials Repair Ninatengeneza - I repair Military Select 1 Ndio? - Yes? Select 2 Kwenye huduma yako  - At your service Select 3 Amri? - Orders? Move 1 Nilielewa - I understood Move 2 Ninafanya - I do Move 3 Ndio, bwana! - Yes, sir! Attack 1 Shambulia! - Attack! Attack 2 Tutapambana! - We'll fight! Attack 3 Tunashambulia - We attack! Monk Select 1 Ndio? - Yes? Select 2 Amri? - Orders? Select 3 Kwenye huduma yako - At your service Select 4 Kwa jina la Mwenyezi Mungu - In the name of God Move 1 Naenda - I'm going Move 2 Ndio - Yes Move 3 Haki  - Right Move 4 Nitaifanya mara moja - I will do it immediately King Select 1 Hapa unakwenda  - Here you go Select 2 Unataka nini? - What do you want? Select 3 Kwanini unanisumbua? - Why do you disturb me? Select 4 Kuripoti  - Reporting Move 1 Nitafanya kile unachouliza - I will do what you ask Move 2 Kwa neema yangu - By my grace Move 3 Kama ulivyoomba  - As you requested Move 4 Nitafanya  - I shall do AI player names When playing a random map game against the computer, the player may encounter any of the following Swahili AI characters: Sultan Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi (fl. 14th century): Sultan Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi (c.10th century), was the founder of the Kilwa Sultanate. According to legend, Ali ibn al-Hassan Shirazi was one of seven sons of the Emir Al-Hassan of Shiraz, Persia, his mother an Abyssinian slave. Upon his father's death, Ali was driven out of his inheritance by his warring brothers. Sultan al-Hasan ibn Sulaiman: Sultan al-Hasan ibn Sulaiman, often referred to as "Abu'l-Muwahib" ("father of gifts"), was an Arab ruler of Kilwa Kisiwani, in present-day Tanzania, from 1310 until 1333. Suleiman ibn al-Hassan ibn Dawud: One of the greatest of Kilwa sultans, credited for conquering much of the Swahili Coast, bringing Sofala, Pemba, Zanzibar and portions of the mainland under Kilwa's rule Hacen ben Daut, (c. 1280 – c. 1337): Elevated by the people of Kilwa to replace his despised brother Ali ibn Dawud II. Ruled 24 years. Ali ibn Bashat: Elected by Kilwa colonists. He was the son of Bashat ibn al-Hassan, the brother of sultan Ali ibn al-Hassan; Bashat had been appointed by his brother as the first ruler of Mafia Island. . Mwana Mkisi: Mwana Mkisi is the original ancestor of Mombasa's oldest lineages within Thenashara Taifa (or Twelve Nations). Sheshe Mvita: Shehe Mvitaff superseded the dynasty of Mwana Mkisi and established the first permanent stone mosque on Mombasa Island. Suleiman ibn Hassan: Ruled 14 years; murdered by conspirators upon leaving a mosque. Partisans proclaimed his son Hassan ibn Suleiman ruler, but as he was on pilgrimage in Mecca at the time, the throne was temporarily passed to Hassan's brother Dawud. Al-Hassan ibn Talut : Grandson of Ali ibn Dawud;seized power by force, ruled 18 years; had a reputation as "an excellent knight". Emir Muhammad: According to Zanzibar chronicle, after the death of vizier Suleiman, Muhammad appointed the old pretender Sa'id ibn Hassan to the post as his own vizier. Muhammad died shortly after. Reigned for less than a year (deposed, according to Barros). History The medieval sites along the Swahili coast represent a single cultural tradition with diverse local traditions that can be traced to the ninth century, which is considered to have developed into the modern Swahili culture. Currently, there are 173 identified settlements that flourished along the Swahili coast and nearby Islands from the ninth to the seventeenth centuries, which include the sites of Kilwa, Malindi, Gedi, Pate, Comoros and Zanzibar. The most recent excavations at these coastal sites have been used to examine the spread of Islam in East Africa and the development of the Swahili culture. However, the identity of the Swahili, as well as, the people associated with and the development of the culture along the Swahili coast of has been in dispute in both the past and present. The historic use of coral among the Swahili in construction, who used stone as construction material for mosques and tombs, has been associated with the emergence of the use of coral stone for construction in the fourteenth century along the coast for the buildings ascribed with the most importance. Conversely, it has been stated that the sites were founded by Arab or Persian colonists. Many claims have been made that Swahili culture emerged from the settlement of Arab merchants with the ruins being called Arab cities and many Swahili self-identifying as descendants of Arabs or Persians. However, more recent opinions believe that the medieval Swahili coastal sites developed locally with the creation of small agricultural and fishing communities that gave rise to the Swahili culture through trade which resulted in an increase in Islamic influence during the twelfth century. Increased contact with the Islamic world then led to the integration of local African and Arab traditions, creating an indigenous Swahili culture. Yet, a blend of these two interpretations exists with accounts of Arab merchants marrying local women, which created a distinctive Arab-African Swahili culture. The culture appears to have emerged in Kenya and Tanzania and eventually spread to Mozambique. The early Swahili city-states followed Islam and were cosmopolitan and politically independent of each other. The chief exports of these cultures were salt, slaves, ebony, gold, ivory, and sandalwood. These city-states began to decline towards the sixteenth century, mainly as a consequence of the advent of the Portuguese. Eventually, Swahili trading centers went out of business and commerce between Africa and Asia on the Indian Ocean collapsed. Aspects of Swahili culture are diverse due to its many influences. For example, Swahili cuisine has influences from Indian and Arabic cultures. There are also alterations to certain dishes due to religious reasons. Some food items common in everyday lives of the Swahili are fish, tropical fruits, and exotic spices. Historic Swahili culture was intensely urban and dominated by a strict class structure. Gallery The African architecture set the Swahili share with the User blog:Szaladon/Kanembu, Malians and Ethiopians