Emir of Zayla
𝕹𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝕻𝖔𝖊𝖙𝖘
During ancient times it seems that the Austronesians travelled all over the Indian Ocean and were the ones who set up most of the trade routes of the sea. They travelled to practically every region that touches the Indian ocean.
It looks they also dropped off some cultural stuff for our southern neighbors in the Swahili Coast when it was populated by the Southern Cushites. Like chickens, banana, and xylophone to Africa that could’ve only been found in SouthEast Asia.
It also seems that the cultural exchange went both ways with the Southern Cushites giving some cultural contributions to the Austronesian culture with some semblance of Waaqist culture with them even having smth called the WaqWaq Tree prob from the monotheistic faith that Horners that weren’t influenced from Semitic people practiced.
They migrated all over the Indian Ocean and eventually populated Madagascar and even left behind some traces of their dna in the Swahili Coast.
The Austronesians didn’t just go to Southeast Africa but also Southern Arabia, specifically Aden where they settled for quite a while before being driven out by a Somali force from Berbera who captured and settled in the city after driving out a different group, thought to be the Austronesian settlers that colonized Madagascar.
“According to Ibn Al-Mujawir, they were expelled by the Berbera, i.e. people of Somali stock, who then conquered Aden and the valley; afterwards, a period of decline and ruin followed until new settlers appeared, coming from Siraf.”
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It looks they also dropped off some cultural stuff for our southern neighbors in the Swahili Coast when it was populated by the Southern Cushites. Like chickens, banana, and xylophone to Africa that could’ve only been found in SouthEast Asia.
It also seems that the cultural exchange went both ways with the Southern Cushites giving some cultural contributions to the Austronesian culture with some semblance of Waaqist culture with them even having smth called the WaqWaq Tree prob from the monotheistic faith that Horners that weren’t influenced from Semitic people practiced.
They migrated all over the Indian Ocean and eventually populated Madagascar and even left behind some traces of their dna in the Swahili Coast.
The Austronesians didn’t just go to Southeast Africa but also Southern Arabia, specifically Aden where they settled for quite a while before being driven out by a Somali force from Berbera who captured and settled in the city after driving out a different group, thought to be the Austronesian settlers that colonized Madagascar.
“According to Ibn Al-Mujawir, they were expelled by the Berbera, i.e. people of Somali stock, who then conquered Aden and the valley; afterwards, a period of decline and ruin followed until new settlers appeared, coming from Siraf.”
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