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The research aims to explore the evolution of the Bay of Bengal maritime network and its ongoing impact on the Tamil-Muslim immigrant community in Malaysia.

March 7, 2026Open Access

The Contemporary Dynamics of the Bay of Bengal Maritime World in the Tamil-Muslim Immigrant Community of Malaysia

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The research aims to explore the evolution of the Bay of Bengal maritime network and its ongoing impact on the Tamil-Muslim immigrant community in Malaysia.
Historical analysis of migration patterns
Examination of community identity changes
Review of maritime trade influences
The maritime network has a long-standing historical influence on the community
Community identity remains fluid despite significant changes
Intermarriage and trade continue to shape cultural dynamics

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This paper examines how the Bay of Bengal maritime network, which preceded the nation-state era, has evolved and continues to influence today’s Tamil-Muslim immigrant community in Malaysia. Since pre-modern times, Tamil Muslims have migrated from South India to the Malay Peninsula, primarily as traders or merchants. They established a cosmopolitan community through partial settlement and intermarriage with local Malays. Despite significant changes to the character of this community during the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, the migration pattern and the fluidity of members’ ethnic identity persisted into the nation-state era.

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