Atlas — the world canvas

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• is node on of Aksum — Aksum's wealth and its exposure to Christianity both came through Red Sea shipping via Adulis — the religion arrived on the trade route, not ahead of an army.
• is spread along of Hinduism — Sanskrit court culture, temple form and Puranic narrative reached Southeast Asian courts through the same maritime traffic that later carried Islam, several centuries earlier.
• is spread along of Islam — Resident Muslim merchant communities in monsoon ports, not conquering armies, carried Islam to the Swahili coast, Malabar, Gujarat, Sumatra and Java.