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Koimala
Koimala Siri Mahaabarana Mahaa Radun ( ) or Koimala ( ) or Koimala Kalo ( ) is the last pre-Islamic and the earliest verifiable ruler of the Maldives. He reigned from A.D. 1117 to A.D. 1141. According to the Isdhoo Loamaafaanu, he unified the Maldives from Minicoy (now a part of India) to Addu in the south under his rule. Local folklores claim that he was the second Muslim ruler, however it is his successor, Dhovemi, who converted to Islam in 1153.
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Koimala Siri Mahaabarana Mahaa Radun ( ) or Koimala ( ) or Koimala Kalo ( ) is the last pre-Islamic and the earliest verifiable ruler of the Maldives. He reigned from A.D. 1117 to A.D. 1141. According to the Isdhoo Loamaafaanu, he unified the Maldives from Minicoy (now a part of India) to Addu in the south under his rule. Local folklores claim that he was the second Muslim ruler, however it is his successor, Dhovemi, who converted to Islam in 1153.
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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