In part due to centuries of shipping trade, the indigenous Muslim population had integrated Bugis migrants from South Sulawesi and a small group of Arab traders, whose descendants held important places in Islamic institutions.
Karena pengiriman perdagangan selama berabad-abad, populasi Muslim pribumi yang terintegrasi dengan pendatang Bugis dari Sulawesi Selatan dan sekelompok kecil pedagang Arab, yang pendahulunya memegang posisi penting di lembaga-lembaga Islam.