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Chinese Muslim traders from the eastern coast of China arrived at the coastal towns of Indonesia and Malaysia in the early 15th century. They were led by the mariner Zheng He, who commanded several expeditions to southeastern Asia between 1405 and 1430. In the book Yingya Shenglan, his translator Ma Huan documented the activities of the Chinese Muslims in the archipelago and the legacy left by Zheng He and his men.[8] These traders settled along the northern coast of Java, but there is no documentation of their settlements beyond the 16th century.
The Chinese Muslims were likely to have been absorbed into the majority Muslim population.[9] Between 1450 and 1520, the Ming Dynasty's interest in southeastern Asia reached a low point and trade, both legal and illegal, rarely reached the archipelago.[10] The Portuguese made no mention of any resident Chinese minority population when they arrived in Indonesia in the early 16th century.[11] Trade from the north was re-established when China legalized private trade in 1567 through licensing 50 junks a year. Several years later silver began flowing into the region, from Japan, Mexico, and Europe, and trade flourished once again. Distinct Chinese colonies emerged in hundreds of ports throughout southeastern Asia, including the pepper port of Banten.[10]
Chinese traders boycotted Portuguese Malacca after it fell to the Portuguese in the 1511 Capture of Malacca.[12] The Chinese engaged in business with Malays and Javanese instead of the Portuguese.[13] Some Chinese in Java assisted in Muslim attempts to reconquer the city using ships. The Javanese–Chinese participation in retaking Malacca was recorded in "The Malay Annals of Semarang and Cerbon".[12]
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Recent Famous Muslim Chinese ethnic Indonesian
Rio Haryanto (F1 Driver)
Isyana Sarasvati (Musician/ SInger)
Chinese Muslim traders from the eastern coast of China arrived at the coastal towns of Indonesia and Malaysia in the early 15th century. They were led by the mariner Zheng He, who commanded several expeditions to southeastern Asia between 1405 and 1430. In the book Yingya Shenglan, his translator Ma Huan documented the activities of the Chinese Muslims in the archipelago and the legacy left by Zheng He and his men.[8] These traders settled along the northern coast of Java, but there is no documentation of their settlements beyond the 16th century.
The Chinese Muslims were likely to have been absorbed into the majority Muslim population.[9] Between 1450 and 1520, the Ming Dynasty's interest in southeastern Asia reached a low point and trade, both legal and illegal, rarely reached the archipelago.[10] The Portuguese made no mention of any resident Chinese minority population when they arrived in Indonesia in the early 16th century.[11] Trade from the north was re-established when China legalized private trade in 1567 through licensing 50 junks a year. Several years later silver began flowing into the region, from Japan, Mexico, and Europe, and trade flourished once again. Distinct Chinese colonies emerged in hundreds of ports throughout southeastern Asia, including the pepper port of Banten.[10]
Chinese traders boycotted Portuguese Malacca after it fell to the Portuguese in the 1511 Capture of Malacca.[12] The Chinese engaged in business with Malays and Javanese instead of the Portuguese.[13] Some Chinese in Java assisted in Muslim attempts to reconquer the city using ships. The Javanese–Chinese participation in retaking Malacca was recorded in "The Malay Annals of Semarang and Cerbon".[12]
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Recent Famous Muslim Chinese ethnic Indonesian
Rio Haryanto (F1 Driver)
Isyana Sarasvati (Musician/ SInger)
