When was Mombasa founded according to Kenyan school history books?
900 A.D.
1151 A.D.
1300 A.D.
1570 A.D.
Answer
According to Kenyan school history books, Mombasa was founded around 900 A.D. It was already a prosperous trading town by the 12th century, as mentioned by Arab geographer al-Idrisi in 1151.
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