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Indonesian Muslim Sailors Reached Australia in the 1400s, Long Before Any European

Indonesian MuslimSailors ReachedAustralia in the 1400s Centuries before Captain Cook, Macassan Muslims from Sulawesi traded, prayed, and lived alongside Aborig

Akhyari Hananto

August 16, 2026 4:45 PM GMT+7

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Based on Haveric 2026, Religions 17(4), 432 Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University

Indonesian Muslim
Sailors Reached
Australia in the 1400s

Centuries before Captain Cook, Macassan Muslims from Sulawesi traded, prayed, and lived alongside Aboriginal peoples — a golden age of civilisation.

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