But just who were the Azanians? They were an early Cushitic people described in the 1st century CE Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, a travelogue penned by a Greek merchant based in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt. The guide indicates that the Azanians inhabited the southern Somalia littoral and the territory just below that i.e. in ancient commercial ports like Nikon, Sarapion and Rhapta on the Azania coast. By the 10th century, the Azanians in the Great Lakes area would be completely absorbed or displaced by incoming Bantu/Nilotic populations.
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Our ancient Cushitic cousins the Azanians
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