If it got to the point where a large segment of their population had converted i don't really see why the monarch himself would not convert. One way I think would rather easily keep at least major segments of Indonesia in the Dharmic fold would be to have Bhakti movement representatives preaching to counteract and complement the Sufi influence. Either way I think there's little way to keep the Majapahit from islamicate influence and styles even if they're kept in greater contact with India due to the cultural dominance of those styles by the 17th century in India. Unless of course, you want to radically prevent Islamic incursions into India which is very difficult.
 
The only power that could resuscitate Majapahit against a Muslim power would be the Portuguese or Venetians.

I agree with the Portuguese helping the Majapahit against Muslims rebellions, maybe later on, even the Spanish.

Don’t know how the Venetians are going to get out of Mediterranean, and into the Red and Arabian Seas with the Ottomans still at large. (Sail around Africa?)

Speaking of the Ottomans, they could possibly support a Muslim Rebellion in the Majapahit (OTL, they made it to Aceh and made it a Protectorate).

The Dutch VOC could possibly support Muslim Rebellion, their only interest is to make money off the Spice trade, by controlling production, so they may be a death-nail to Majapahit.
 
One could also consider what the future might hold.

Southeast Asia followed the Mandala model of political influence. There's a central city ruled by the ruling dynasty and other cities and dynasties are their vassals and tributaries but not really under their direct rule. They're rather autonomous and some of them give tribute to two hegemons.

So that leads to two directions, if Majapahit manages to centralize their control, which will reach north to Luzon, it'll result in a rather politically united Nusantara if it maintains stability and advances with the West, which is possible due to how trade is an integral part of the region.

Or a more Holy Roman Empire style mess of princes, datus, sultans, and other rulers beneath a Majapahit crown, which means a lot easier time for the West to break it down bit by bit in the coming centuries.
 
One could also consider what the future might hold.

Southeast Asia followed the Mandala model of political influence. There's a central city ruled by the ruling dynasty and other cities and dynasties are their vassals and tributaries but not really under their direct rule. They're rather autonomous and some of them give tribute to two hegemons.

So that leads to two directions, if Majapahit manages to centralize their control, which will reach north to Luzon, it'll result in a rather politically united Nusantara if it maintains stability and advances with the West, which is possible due to how trade is an integral part of the region.

Or a more Holy Roman Empire style mess of princes, datus, sultans, and other rulers beneath a Majapahit crown, which means a lot easier time for the West to break it down bit by bit in the coming centuries.
They did reach their influence North to Luzon, the POD should be preventing the civil war of Majapahit in 15th century and its decay.
 
They did reach their influence North to Luzon, the POD should be preventing the civil war of Majapahit in 15th century and its decay.

Well, I based it on Extra Credit's series on Majapahit but a change of succession from splitting the kingdom between the two sons to giving the whole thing to the eldest son before the second son was born could be the POD. A change from gavelkind to primogeniture.

From that, a couple centuries of centralization might make it work, especially if the manage to survive possible foreign takeovers cause the spice trade was the first reason for colonization in the first place. A centralized Majapahit controlled Maritime South East Asia would be a monopoly on spices. And possibly too early for a western empire to try to Opium war the empire.

One possible development is how racism could be built up in the TL. Cause one potential idea imported and developed from the west is an idea of pan-Austronesian racial unity and supremacy. Especially when the TL's Charles Darwin pops up and social darwinism develops as well as the connecting of ethnic and cultural groupings.
 
A slightly tangential question that has come to mind, after some days thought, is there somewhere on/near Java that could serve as a Hong Kong/Macau or Goa analog? Leasing or seeking cession of a smal island or peninsula as a trading colony could be very attractive to the Portuguese, Dutch and British, as a way to penetrate a vast Javanese market without being subject to Majapahit law.
 
A slightly tangential question that has come to mind, after some days thought, is there somewhere on/near Java that could serve as a Hong Kong/Macau or Goa analog? Leasing or seeking cession of a smal island or peninsula as a trading colony could be very attractive to the Portuguese, Dutch and British, as a way to penetrate a vast Javanese market without being subject to Majapahit law.

Batavia?
 
Also, does Majapahit control the Malaya Peninsula? Because one big factor to Majapahit’s decline was the Malacca Sultanate.
 
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