Islamization of Java

Timeline

1. 1541–1546Demak · JavaIn the 1540s the Demak Sultanate, one of Java's earliest Islamic polities, controlled the port trade of North Java, gradually blending Islamic faith with Javanese traditional ritual through the spread of Sufi orders and the conversion of local chiefs.
2. 1546–1550Cirebon · JavaIn the later 1540s, Cirebon's Sultan Sunan Gunung Jati and western coastal Islamic polities such as Banten formed a trade-and-missionary network, contesting Portuguese Malacca's control of the spice routes and promoting the full Islamization of western Java.