- Indian Subcontinent
- China
- Southeast
- Islam in Maghreb
- Islam in East Africa
- Islam in West Africa
- Indian Subcontinent
Islamic rule came to the region in the 8th century, when Muhmmed bin Qasim conquered sindh, (Pakistan). Muslim conquests were expanded under Mahmud and the Ghaznavids until the late twelfth century, when the Ghurids overran the Ghaznavids and extended the conquests in Northern India.Qutb-ud-din Aybak conquered Delhi in 1206 and began the reign of the Delhi Sultanates.
In the fourteenth century,Alauddin Khilji extended Muslim rule south to Gujarat, Rajasthan and Deccan. Various other Muslim dynasties also formed and ruled across India from the 13th to the 18th century such as the Qutb Shahi and the Bahmani, but none rivalled the power and extensive reach of the Mughal Empire at its peak.
- China
China has never been a Muslim country, but, it has a substantial Muslim community.
- Southeast
Islam reached the islands of Southeast Asia through Indian Muslim traders from Gujarat near the end of the 13th century. Soon, many SufiSufi literature from Arabic and Persian into Malay. Coupled with the composing of original Islam literature in Malay, this led the way to the transformation of Malay into an Islamic language. By 1292, when Marco Polo visited Sumatra, most of the inhabitants had converted to Islam. The Sultanate of Malacce was founded by Parameswara , a Srivijayan Prince in the Malay peninsula. Through trade and commerce, Islam spread to Borneo and Java,Indonesia. By the late 15th century, Islam had been introduced to the Philippines. missionaries translated classical
As Islam spread, three main Muslim political powers emerged.Aceh, the most important Muslim power, was based firmly in Northern Sumatra. It controlled much of the area between Southeast Asia and India. The Sultunate also attracted Sufi poets. The second Muslim power was the Sultanate of Malacca on the Malay peninsula. The Sultanate of Demak was the third power, appearing in Java, where the emerging Muslim forces defeated the local Majaphit kingdom in the early 16th century. Although the sultanate managed to expand its territory somewhat, its rule remained brief.
Portugueseforces captured Malacca in 1511 under the naval general Afonso de Albuquerque . With Malacca subdued, the Aceh Sultanate and Brunei established themselves as centers of Islam in Southeast Asia. Brunei's sultanate remains intact even to this day.
- Islam in Maghreb
This part of Islamic territory has had independent governments during most of Islamic history, with a number being of historical importance.
The Idrisid dynasty were the first Arab rulers in the western Maghreb (Morocco), ruling from 788 to 985. The dynasty is named after its
Islam in East Africa
Islam in West Africa
Usman dan Fodio after the Fulani War, found himself in command of the largest state in Africa, the Fulani Empite . Dan Fodio worked to establish an efficient government, one grounded in Islamic laws. Already aged at the beginning of the war, dan Fodio retired in 1815 passing the title of Sultan of Sultan of Sokoto to his son Muhmmed Bello .
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