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IOTL, Indonesians prior to Hindu-Buddhist period didn't seem to have either literacy nor coherent state-polities. In fact, it was through contact with India that Indonesians got both. However, what if Indonesians, at least in some parts of the largest islands such as Java and Sumatra, were already that of advanced urban societies, when sustainable contact with India got started ?
What kinds of consequences would such condition result in ? How will it effect the spread of Indic religions, primarily Buddhism ? And how will this effect international economy ?
Just want to say that I've tried discussing this in kaskus, without an exactly satisfying result....