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Item Archaeological investigations of the Maldives in the medieval islamic period : Ibn Battutas island(Routledge, 2022) Haour, Anne (Editor); އޭން ހައުރް (އެޑިޓަރު); Christie, Annalisa (Editor); އެނަލިސާ ކްރިސްޓީ (އެޑިޓަރު)Item ދިވެހިންގެ އޮށްވަޅު(2002) އާމިނަތު ފާއިޒާ; Faaiza, AminathItem Maldivian Seafaring in the Pre-Portuguese Period(The National Centre for Linguistic and Historical Research, 2005) ނަސީމާ މުޙައްމަދު; Mohamed, NaseemaThe settlers of the Maldives came from many lands, but in the battle for survival in difficult conditions, they melded together into one nation. In a country that is more sea than land, they learned to live in harmony with the ocean, developing a unique culture suitable to their environment. Oral traditions, evidence from archaeological sites, some available historical documents and foreign notices, serve to prove that in the past they were one of the most nautical of all the countries on the Indian Ocean rim. They learned to use the monsoon winds to their advantage during journeys to distant places. By the fourth century of the first millennium, they had navigational knowledge and sea-going craft which enabled them to undertake long voyages The Maldivians discovered the money cowrie in their islands and used it for trade with neighbouring countries. Fishing was the main economic activity and the chief exports consisted of cowries, coir rope, fish, tortoise shell and ambergris. Boat-building became an art and a skill that earned them the attention of other countries, and a craft was developed that was unique to Maldives and yet accommodated useful features from other ship-building lands. The sea-going vessels were versatile enough to be adapted to all necessary conditions. The purpose of this paper is to trace the tradition of Maldivian seafaring, up to the time of the arrival of the Portuguese in the early sixteenth century. With this objective in mind, we shall be looking at information from archaeological findings, oral traditions and historical records where these exist, and also from present-day Maldivian writers. Relevant foreign notices studied include very early records written by Amminanus Marcellinus, Ptolemy and an unknown Chinese author from the Chinese T’ang Dynasty period. Also included in this paper is material from Chinese author Ma Hwan who came to Maldives in 1414 with the fleet of Chinese Admiral Cheng Ho, and writings of Persian and Arab authors Sulaiman, Abu Zaid, Masudi, Idrisi and some others whose records contain relevant information on Maldives.Item Folk tales of the Maldives(nias Press, 2012) Romero-Frias, XavierItem ޢަބްދުއްރަޙީމު ޢަބްދުލް މަޖީދު(ދަރުމަ, 2009-11) ޙަމީދު, ޙަސަން; ްޙުސައިނ, ާމުޙައްމަދު މުޞްޠަފ; Hameedh, Hassan; Hussain, Muhammed MusthafaItem Fork tales of the Maldives(NIAS, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, 2012) Romero-Frias, XavierItem Uncovering the History of Africans in Asia(Brill, 2008-07-31) Silva Jayasuriya, Shihan de; Angenot, Jean-PierreAsian migrants have left an indelible imprint on Divēhi, the language of the Maldives. The Islamic wave that swept in with the rising Arab trade, washed over the Maldives. Forms of music and dance reveal cultural contact with other Indian Oceanic peoples. African migrants have introduced a form of music which has become popular in the Maldives. By considering historical accounts and oral traditions, this paper demonstrates how African culture spilt into the Maldives.Item Item Archaeological excavations of a monastery at Kaasidhoo : cowrie shells and their Buddhist context in the Maldives(National Centre for Linguistic and Historical Research, 2000) Mikkelsen, Egil