Spread of Islam in Indonesia
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- 1297
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The history of the arrival of Islam in Indonesia is somewhat unclear. One theory states that Islam arrived directly from Arabia as early as the 9th century, during the time of the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates. Another theory credits Sufi travelers for bringing Islam in the 12th or 13th century, either from Gujarat in India or from Persia. Before the archipelago's conversion to Islam, the predominant religions in Indonesia were Hinduism and Buddhism.
Sources: Wikipedia — Spread of Islam in Indonesia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Earlier and later events nearby
- 1297Spread of Islam in IndonesiaThis page
- 1400Founding of the Malacca Sultanate
- 1511Portuguese capture of Malacca
- 18191819 Singapore Treaty
Who ruled this land
States that held this place in the historical borders data (Cliopatria). Years are approximate, as fine as the data's snapshots (every few years to a century). Tap to open the map for that year.