Answer:
IT WAS TRUE.
The Muslim influence in this part of Asia were a result of conversions by Arab missionaries beginning in year 1160. But insular Southeast Asia only became majorly Muslim by late 1400s and early 1500s, at which time native sultanates in the region started appearing on the map. There were still many animist or Hindu societies in the region by this time, but the Islamic influence in the region, especially when going southward, was the most prominent.
The Muslim influence in this part of Asia were a result of conversions by Arab missionaries beginning in year 1160. But insular Southeast Asia only became majorly Muslim by late 1400s and early 1500s, at which time native sultanates in the region started appearing on the map. There were still many animist or Hindu societies in the region by this time, but the Islamic influence in the region, especially when going southward, was the most prominent.Of note, Manila used to be a village ruled by a vassal to Brunei before the Spanish seized it in 1570. It was called Maynilad back then until the Spanish made it their capital and shortened the name to its present.
