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The original settlement, [[Kaole]], was founded {{circa|800}} CE, and grew into an important trading town by the 13th century. The [[Kaole]] Ruins contain the remnants of two [[mosque]]s and 30 [[tomb]]s, dated back to the 13th century. Around the 17th century, the settlement 2–3 miles north of [[Kaole]] began growing. This area grew in prosperity, acquiring the name Bagamoyo by the 18th century as an important stop in the caravan trade (the name means "takeBaga=Drop the& loadMoyo=Soul, offtherefore, "Drop Your Soul(here)". This name came during the andslave resttrade."). Until the 18th century, Bagamoyo was a small trading center where most of the population were fishermen and farmers. The main trading goods were fish, salt, and gum, among other things.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.planetware.com/bagamoyo/kaole-ruins-tza-ctza-kaole.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716200434/http://www.planetware.com/bagamoyo/kaole-ruins-tza-ctza-kaole.htm |archive-date=16 July 2010|title=Bagamoyo - Kaole Ruins}}</ref> Bagamoyo became the most important trading [[entrepot]] of the east central coast of Africa in the late 19th century.