A glorious history "A 'sultan' is a ruler under Islamic law," says Chen. "The word means 'protector of Islam." Chen explains that Islam spread from the Middle East to India in the 7th century, spreading rapidly along maritime trade routes and river valleys. The spice trade then carried Islam across the Bay of Bengal to Indonesia.
歷史輝煌「『蘇丹』就是依據回教律法的世俗統治者，有穆斯林保護者的意思，」陳俐甫解釋，回教在第 7 世紀從中亞傳入印度，沿著海上航路與印度河谷快速擴展，而隨著香料貿易的頻繁往來，伊斯蘭信仰也跨越孟加拉灣傳入印尼。