oelèébalang (English: “zelfbestuurder / native self-ruler”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Acehnese zelfbestuurder (self-ruling chief under Dutch indirect rule).
Translation
zelfbestuurder / native self-ruler
Description
Acehnese zelfbestuurder (self-ruling chief under Dutch indirect rule). Acts as judge; divorce cases can be brought to him, or to the moesapat (native court) if he is negligent.
Significance
The term oelèébalang is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 133.