Ancient inscription from the Tsingoni Mosque in Mayotte, dating back to the late 12th or early 13th century, discovered through archaeological efforts by Justine Saadi and INRAP. The golden age of the Maore Sultanate in Tsingoni and the maritime history of the Maldives are bound together by a vast, dynamic economic and cultural highway spanning the Western Indian Ocean. This transoceanic network was powered by the global cowrie shell trade, the seafaring travels of the Wadib