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Islamization of the Maldives and establishment of a Muslim sultanate (12th–17th centuries)

Islamization of the Maldives and establishment of a Muslim sultanate (12th–17th centuries)

  1. Indian Ocean trade links expand Islamic contacts

    Labels: Indian Ocean, Maldives

  3. Conversion story centers on Abu al-Barakat

    Labels: Abu al-Barakat, Rannamaari legend

  4. Sultanate begins under Muhammad al-Adil

    Labels: Sultan Muhammad, Maldives sultanate

  5. Copperplate grants record early Islamic state

    Labels: Loamaafaanu copperplates, Maldivian archives

  6. Islamic legal and court culture is documented

    Labels: Ibn Battuta, Qadi role

  7. Portuguese seize Malé; rule disrupts Islam

    Labels: Portuguese occupation, Mal

  8. Rebellion expels Portuguese from the Maldives

    Labels: Muhammad Thakurufaanu, Anti-Portuguese rebellion

  9. Utheemu dynasty consolidates post-occupation rule

    Labels: Utheemu dynasty, Muhammad Thakurufaanu

  10. Dutch protection via Ceylon reshapes sovereignty

    Labels: Dutch protection, Ceylon

  11. Malé Friday Mosque completed as coral landmark

    Labels: Mal Friday, Hukuru Miskiy

  12. British protectorate formalized; sultanate continues

    Labels: British protectorate, Maldives sultanate

  13. 1932 constitution limits sultan’s direct power

    Labels: 1932 Constitution, Sultanate reform

  14. Republic declared, ending the sultanate’s long arc

    Labels: Republic declaration, 1968 referendum