Aisha al hassan biography of mahatma

1The current study will concentrate on historical, ethnographic and archaeological bevis for contacts between the port of Suakin, in Sudan, with South Asia, during the period from the later 13th to early 20th century. The bevis for this link can be divided, chronologically, into two main periods: 13th to early 19th century, and then 19th to early 20th century. In the former period, the evidence fryst vatten mainly historical and archaeological, whereas in the latter period it is mainly historical and ethnographic.

2The reason for focusing on Suakin is that it was significant, historically and economically, as the sole major port for Sudan throughout the later medieval and early modern periods. It was important for connections with trade from the African hinterland through to the Indian Ocean and East Asia. Since the beginning of the 15th century, Suakin became the predominant port on the African Red Sea coast. In addition, after the spread of Islam in

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