
À propos de ce podcast
Zanzibar, a small archipelago off East Africa, punches far above its weight in world history. This podcast, hosted by Lucas and Luna, traces Zanzibar's transformation from a fishing outpost to the epicenter of the Indian Ocean spice and slave trades. We explore the rise of Omani rule in the 17th century, when sultans like Said bin Sultan made Zanzibar the capital of a maritime empire stretching from Oman to Mozambique. The clove plantations that earned Zanzibar its nickname 'Spice Islands' were…
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The History of Zanzibar: Spice, Slavery, and Indian Ocean Power — Fexingo History
À propos de ce podcast
Zanzibar, a small archipelago off East Africa, punches far above its weight in world history. This podcast, hosted by Lucas and Luna, traces Zanzibar's transformation from a fishing outpost to the epicenter of the Indian Ocean spice and slave trades. We explore the rise of Omani rule in the 17th century, when sultans like Said bin Sultan made Zanzibar the capital of a maritime empire stretching from Oman to Mozambique. The clove plantations that earned Zanzibar its nickname 'Spice Islands' were…
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