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1100 CE – 1450 CE
Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe
Builders of a vast dry-stone city at the heart of a gold-trading realm.
Timeline
c. 1100 CE
City rises
A great dry-stone city grows on the Zimbabwe plateau.
c. 1300 CE
Peak of power
Great Zimbabwe controls gold and ivory trade to the coast.
c. 1450 CE
City abandoned
The capital is left as trade and people shift elsewhere.