<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliIn addition to asserting his authority over this region, the temples were also used for the storage of gold and other precious cargos carried by caravan from central Africa.  <response>: Mbali na kutetea mamlaka yake katika eneo hilo, mahekalu hayo yalitumiwa pia kuhifadhi dhahabu na mizigo mingine yenye thamani iliyobebwa na msafara kutoka Afrika ya kati. 