The indented coast of bays and mangroves south of Mahilaka (Narinda, Mahajamba, Boina) and the Sofia and Mahajamba basins inland.
The Islamic trading towns of this coast that the Portuguese met (Kingany, Nosy Langany) were founded in the fourteenth century; in 1200 the coast has fishing and farming villages, some no doubt visited by Mahilaka's and the Comorian traders.
Who holds it
- Name
- Not known: no leader is named for this date
- Title
- Heads of lineages, villages and clans
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
How things stand that morning
Independent villages.
Assemblies
Village and lineage elders settle disputes and allocate land; there is no chief over the whole people that the evidence can show for 1200.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- Through 1200No dated event is known.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Negative evidence (the known towns are later) and general archaeology.
On the map: Drawn from modern language areas, physical geography and a few dated sites; the 1200 extent is a rough guess.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.