History
According to Islamic Council of Victoria historians argue "that by the beginning of the ninth century Arab merchants and sailors, (and other Muslims) had begun to dominate Nanhai (Guangzhou) or Southeast Asian Trade." It appears a colony of foreign Muslims on the west coast of Sumatra by 674 CE, other Muslim settlements began to appear after 878 CE when Islam increasingly took firm root amongst the people. The religion did not spread to significant parts of the population until the 12th century.
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