A village of salt-makers near the southern end of Lake Rukwa, excavated by Fagan and Yellen, with radiocarbon dates in the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries.
On 1 January 1200 it is at, or just before, the start of its occupation.
Who holds it
- Title
- Not known
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
None recorded.
How things stand that morning
Beginning or about to begin.
Charter
None known: Swahili towns had no written charters.
Council
Not recorded.
Communities
Farming peoples of the Rukwa valley.
Fairs and markets
No fairs; trade follows the monsoon season (ships arrive with the north-east kaskazi from about November and leave with the south-west kusi from about April).
Militia
Not recorded.
Trade and crafts
Salt evaporation, cattle and farming.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: One excavation, dates as remembered from the literature.
Sources and studies
- Fagan and Yellen, Ivuna: ancient salt-working in southern Tanzania, Azania 3 (1968) (cited from memory of the literature)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.