13th century in South Africa

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Events

Mapungubwe flourished as a trading center in modern-day Limpopo province throughout the century. It receded in importance by 1270.^[1]

References

↑ Huffman, Thomas N. (2007). Handbook to the Iron Age : the archaeology of pre-colonial farming societies in Southern Africa. Scottsville, South Africa: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press. p. 376. ISBN 978-1-86914-108-0. OCLC 178195464.

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[1] Huffman, Thomas N. (2007). Handbook to the Iron Age : the archaeology of pre-colonial farming societies in Southern Africa. Scottsville, South Africa: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press. p. 376. ISBN 978-1-86914-108-0. OCLC 178195464.

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	13th century in South Africa
BCE Early CE « 13th » 14th 15th century

List of years in South Africa