Kapala Kaom was the informal clan leader among West Coast Acehnese settler communities (nangrooe ranto) in districts like Meulaboh.
Social Role
Unlike territorial lords (uleebalang), a Kapala Kaom held non-hereditary authority based on personal prestige and lineage, providing guidance and managing pepper credit networks for his clan members.
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Source
De pepercultuur in Atjeh en onderhoorigheden, H. Heyl, Atjeh Drukkerij en Boekhandel, 1912, pp. 19-20.