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Arab travelers arrived in 947 CE, ending Maldives' isolation

Arab travelers arrived in 947 CE, ending the Maldives' centuries of isolation. The scattered atolls of the Maldives faced their first foreign visitors. The chain spans 26 atolls from Ihavandhippolhu to Addu. Yet the capital Malé, the King's Island, kept power firmly in local hands. This moment marked the start of the Maldives' recorded history. From there the islands slowly entered the wider Indian Ocean world.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives

[CC] Bathala (Maldives) 8.JPG — Gzzz — CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
[PD] Addu City, Maldives (Unsplash UWCIzF2gkdg).jpg — Afrah ahmedafrah — CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
[PD] Codice Casanatense Maldivans.jpg — Unknown authorUnknown author — CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
[CC] Dr Muizzu in December 2023.jpg — The President's Office, Maldives — CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
[CC] Doni aux Maldives cropped.jpg — Remi Jouan — CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
[PD] ConstantinoBraganca.jpg — Unknown portuguese — Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
[PD] 18th-century Maldives map by Pierre Mortier.jpg — Pierre Mortier of The Netherlands — Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
[CC] Children's Day Festival in G.A.Gemanafushi (181).jpg — The President's Office, Maldives — CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
[CC] Children's Day Festival in G.A.Gemanafushi (423).jpg — The President's Office, Maldives — CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
[CC] Children's Day Festival in G.A.Gemanafushi (431).jpg — The President's Office, Maldives — CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
[CC] Children's Day Festival in G.A.Gemanafushi (437).jpg — The President's Office, Maldives — CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
[PD] A US Navy (USN) Lighter, Amphibious Re-supply Cargo, 5-Ton (LARC-V) brings equipment to help clear some of the rubble in — Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Infor — Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
[CC] The royal crown of the Maldives.jpg — MAL MALDIVE — CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

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