What shaped the history of Indonesia?

The history of Indonesia has been shaped by its geographic position, natural resources, a series of human migrations and contacts, wars and conquests, as well as by trade, economics and politics. Indonesia is an archipelagic country of 17,000 to 18,000 islands stretching along the equator in Southeast Asia.

When did the Muslim empire start in Indonesia?

By the 15th century (1401–1500 CE), two major states dominated this period; Majapahit in East Java, the greatest of the pre-Islamic Indonesian states, and Malacca on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, arguably one of the greatest of the Muslim trading empires, this marked the rise of Muslim states in the Indonesian archipelago.

Is Indonesia a reincarnation of the Majapahit Empire?

From a political, social, cultural and current point of view, Indonesia is described as the ' reincarnation ' of the Majapahit empire. The current Indonesian president is often portrayed as a Majapahit monarch or prime minister. Saur Sepuh (1987–1991), a radio drama and film by Niki Kosasih.