Brunei was once a Hindu and Buddhist country, know the story of becoming an Islamic country

History of Brunei : Prime Minister Narendra Modi When I went on a trip to Brunei, there was a lot of discussion about this country. The most discussed thing was that this country does not take income tax from anyone, yet its economy runs. The Sultan of this country, Hassanal Bolkiah, spends 16 lakh rupees on getting his hair cut. Experts come twice a month in a private chartered plane to cut his hair. Do you know, this country used to be a Buddhist country, but now Brunei has become an Islamic country. If we look at the current population here, 82.1 percent are Muslims. 6.3 percent are Buddhists.

The king had converted to Islam
According to the data, the population of Brunei is more than 4 lakhs. The population here is continuously decreasing. Brunei used to be a Buddhist country earlier, it has been about 500 years since it became Islamic. Before becoming an Islamic country, people of Hindu and Buddhist communities used to live in Brunei. It used to be a major Buddhist state in Southeast Asia. Archaeological evidence also confirms that people of different ethnic groups used to live here. It is believed that the name Brunei is derived from the Sanskrit word Varuna, which means sailor. The arrival of Islam in Brunei started in the 14th century, when Muslim traders from the Arabian Islands and India started trading here. In 1515, the Buddhist king of Brunei, Awang Alak Betatar, adopted Islam. He named himself Sultan Muhammad. Later, it gradually became a Muslim country. By the 16th century, as the ruling dynasty became firmly established in Islam, the population started changing their religion. In 1959, Islam was declared as a religion in the Constitution of Brunei.

Education, health facilities are free, no taxes are levied
There is no income tax on anyone in Brunei. The economy here runs on oil, oil was discovered here in 1929. Due to oil and natural gas reserves, it started getting a lot of profit. Per capita income in Brunei is also Rs 28 lakh, while in India the income is around Rs 1 lakh 84 thousand. Education and health facilities are available free here. There is no tax on personal income here.

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