We don´t have a categoric knowledge about the origins of Islam in Indonesia, but according to historical evidence available, it seems that trade played a major role in the arrival of Islam in Indonesia in the 13th century. Two Muslim trading kingdoms existed in northern Sumatra, Samudra-Pasai and Perlak by then. At Samudra-Pasai, there´s a royal tomb completely inscribed in Arabic dated 1297. Further developments in the region also point at an expansion of trade with India and in the Indian Ocean as a major factor in the spreading of Islam in Indonesia.
By repealing the Wilmot Proviso by adopting the Compromise of 1850. Until the Compromise of 1850, sectional political disputes continued over slavery in the SouthWest.
