Zanj

Also known as Zenj, Zinj

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
Division of East Africa's coast
Zanj territory
History
Ancient DNA analysis
Contemporary descriptions
Zanj Rebellion
See also
References
External links

Zanj (; , adj. ; , Zanjī; from ; ) is a term used by medieval Muslim geographers to refer to both a certain portion of Southeast Africa (primarily the Swahili Coast) and to its Bantu inhabitants. It has also been used to refer to Africans collectively by Arab sources. This word is also the origin of the place-names Zanzibar ("coast of the Zanji") and the Sea of Zanj.

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