Southwest Monsoon Expansion

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Although the expansion of trade among regions and the discovery of the Southwest Monsoon are important features, the expansion of Islam in the Indian Ocean littoral is the only defining feature of the Indian Ocean World. The wide spreading of Islam and the pattern of conversion distinguished the Indian Ocean World from the rest. The Islamic religion expanded to Southern China, “the East End” of the Indian Ocean World in the 7th century through the Persian-China trade. Encouraged by the increasing demand of Chinese goods in the western markets, Persian Muslim merchants travelled to Guangzhou ports. During their stay in Southern China, they built mosques and formed Muslim communities. With the discovering of the Southwest Monsoon and the shift
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