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Srivijaya's Muslim Gravestones: The Quiet Conversion of an Empire
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the fascinating evidence of Srivijaya's gradual shift from Mahayana Buddhism to Islam, told through the lens of the earliest Muslim gravestones found in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. They discuss the gravestone of Sultan al-Malik al-Salih, the first Muslim ruler of Samudra Pasai, dated 1297 CE; the mysterious gravestones at Barus with Kufic inscriptions; the role of Persian and Gujarati merchants in spreading Islam; and the theories around whether Srivijaya's elite converted before the empire's political collapse. They also touch on…
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