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  1. History of the Maldives

    The history of the Maldives is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and surrounding areas in South Asia and the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is formed of 26 natural atolls, comprising 1,194 islands. Historically, the Maldives has held strategic importance due to its location on the major marine routes of the Indian Ocean. The Maldives' nearest neighbors are the British Indian Ocean Territory, Sri Lanka, and India. The United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, and some Indian kingdoms have had cultural and economic ties with the Maldives for centuries. In addition to these countries, Maldivians also traded with Aceh and many other kingdoms in what is now Indonesia and Malaysia. Specifically, the Maldives provided the primary source of cowrie shells, which were then used as currency throughout Asia and parts of the East African coast. Most likely, the Maldives were influenced by the Kalingas of ancient India. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    The history of the Maldives is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and surrounding areas in South Asia and the Indian Ocean.The Maldives is formed of 26 natural atolls, comprising 1,194 islands.. Historically, the Maldives has held strategic importance due to its location on the major marine routes of the Indian Ocean. [1] The Maldives' nearest neighbors are the ...
  3. britannica.com

    history of the Maldives, a survey of the important events and people in the history of the Maldives.Located in the north-central Indian Ocean, the Maldives is an independent island country that consists of a chain of about 1,200 small coral islands and sandbanks (some 200 of which are inhabited), grouped in clusters, or atolls.The population of the Maldives belongs almost entirely to the ...
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. britannica.com

    3 days agoMaldives, independent island country in the north-central Indian Ocean. It consists of about 1,200 low-lying small coral islands and sandbanks, only some 200 of which are inhabited, the most populous of which is Male. The country's largest industries include fishing, tourism, and shipping.
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  5. factsanddetails.com

    The Maldives have been independent most of its history. The exceptions of the brief period between 1556 and 1578 when it was under Portuguese rule and from 1887 to 1965 when it was British protectorate, but even then local sultans ruled and had a great deal of say in local governing. The Maldives became a fully independent state on July 26, 1965.
  6. britannica.com

    Jan 13, 2025Maldives - Indian Ocean, Atolls, Monsoon: The archipelago was inhabited as early as the 5th century bce by Buddhist peoples, probably from Sri Lanka and southern India. According to tradition, Islam was adopted in 1153 ce. Ibn Baṭṭūṭah, a notable North African traveler, resided there during the mid-1340s and described conditions at that time, remarking disapprovingly on the freedom of ...
    Author:The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  7. thoughtco.com

    The Maldives is a double chain of coral atolls running north-south through the Indian Ocean, off the southwest coast of India. Altogether, it comprises 1,192 low-lying islands. The islands are dispersed over 90,000 square kilometers (35,000 square miles) of the ocean but the total land area of the country is only 298 square kilometers or 115 ...
  8. mymaldives.com

    History of Maldives. Although archeological finds indicate that the Maldives were inhabited as early as 1500 BC, much of the country's history is lost in time, with much of it being folklore and myth as much as fact. The Maldives' geographical location is thought to be the most important factor that contributed to people settling there ...
  9. wikiwand.com

    The history of the Maldives is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions, comprising the areas of South Asia and Indian Ocean.The modern nation is formed of 26 natural atolls, comprising 1194 islands.Historically, the Maldives has held strategic importance due to its location on the major marine routes of the Indian Ocean. [1]
  10. factsanddetails.com

    The ancient history of Maldives is told in copper plates, ancient scripts carved on coral artifacts, traditions, language and different ethnicities of the Maldives. Copper plates called Loamaafaanu scribed with Maldivian texts on the orders of Kings survive to this day and are displayed at the National Museum. These copper plated texts preserve ...
  11. worldofhistorycheatsheet.com

    Jul 19, 2024The Maldives, a tropical paradise in the Indian Ocean, has a rich and varied history influenced by its strategic location along ancient trade routes. Ancient and Early History Early Settlers: The Maldives has been inhabited for over 2,500 years. The earliest settlers are believed to have been Dravidian people from the Indian subcontinent, followed by Indo-Aryan migrants.

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