History and Religion

1^st Century AD	Roman manual of navigation perilous Mari Eritrea mentions island assumed to be Maldives
2^nd century AD	Ptolemy refers to Maldives in his geography.
362 AD	Roman historian records visits of delegation to Rome bearing gifts to emperor Julian.
662 AD	Historical Chinese documents record the king of Maldives sent gift to Chinese Emperor Kao-Tsung of Tang Dynasty.
1153	Maldives convert to Islam
1558	Portuguese invaded Maldives and established a trading post in the Maldives
1573	Mohamed Thakurufaanu liberates Maldives from the Portuguese
1574	The Malabar’s invade and rule for 3 months
1575	Britain’s role as the protector of the Maldives was formalized
1576	First constitution enacted
1577	Appointed the first president of the Maldives after abolishing the Sultans
1578	Failure of first Republic
1579	Independence from the British
1580	End of the monarchy, beginning of the second republic
1581	Development of the first island resort
1582	Arrival of first tourist to island resorts
Religion	Maldives is a 100% Muslim Country. However, the country was a Buddhist country prior to mass conversation in 1153 AD.