Sultanate of the Maldive Islands
Country in South Asia (1153–1953, 1954–1968)
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The Sultanate of the Maldive Islands was an Islamic monarchy that controlled the Maldives for over eight centuries (1153–1968), with one interruption from 1953–1954.
Maldives was a Buddhist kingdom until its last monarch, King Dhovemi, converted to Islam in the year 1153; thereafter he also adopted the Muslim title and name of Sultan Muhammad al-Adil. Six dynasties would rule over the Maldives until the sultanate become elective in 1932.
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Maldives
Island country in South Asia
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Terrorist incident in Malé, Maldives
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Malé
Capital of the Maldives
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Atolls of the Maldives
Physical geographic entity
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Muliaage
Official residence of the president of the Maldives
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Malé Friday Mosque
Mosque in Malé, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives
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