Multiple choice

How did the first Arab Muslims appear in India?

  1. Muslim traders eventually settled along India's west coast

  2. Muslims accidentally sailed there when exploring

  3. By raiding and taking the city for themselves

  4. They signed a peace treaty after a war against the Indians
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Explanation

Long before any military conquests, Arab Muslim traders established peaceful commercial relations along the western coast of India, particularly in regions like Malabar. Many of these merchants settled down, married locally, and integrated into the coastal communities.

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