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Islam spread
into Java and moved on to the Celebes
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and Mindanao
in the Philippines.
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Coastal cities
were the most receptive to Islam.
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Their
conversion linked them to a Muslim system
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connected to
the principal Indian Ocean ports.
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Buddhist
dynasties were present in many regions, but
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since
Buddhist conversions were limited to the elite, the
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mass of the
population was open to the massage of
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Sufis.
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The island of
Bali and mainland Southeast Asia, where
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Buddhism had
gained popular support, remained
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impervious to
Islam.
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