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11 53
15 58
15 73
17 52
1st CENTURY AD
2nd CENTURY AD
362 CENTURY AD
662 CENTURY AD
1st century AD Roman manual of navigation periplus Mari Erithraei mentions islands assumed to be Maldives
2nd century AD Ptolemy refers to Maldives in his geography
362 AD Roman historian records visit of delegation to Rome bearing gifts to Emperor Julian
662 AD historical Chinese document records the King of Maldives sent gifts to Chinese Emperor Kao – Tsung of Tang dynasty
1153 Maldives convert to Islam
1558 Portuguese invade Maldives
1573 Mohamed Thakurufaanu liberates Maldives from the Portuguese
1752 The Malabar’s invade Maldives and rule for 3 months
18 87
19 32
19 53
19 68
19 72
19 72
19 54
19 65
1954 Failure of the First Republic
1965 Independence from the British
1887 Protectorate agreement with Great Britain
1932 First constitution enacted
1953 The First Republic
1968 End of the monarchy, beginning of the Second Republic
1972 Development of first island resort
1972 Arrival of first tourists to island resorts
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