Christoffel’s 1910 bloody suppression at Lho’Soekon (1910) was an event in the history of Aceh recorded by Jongejan in Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu. A fierce and embittered struggle in the Lho’Soekon area was bloodily suppressed by Christoffel in 1910.
Date and Context
The event is dated to 1910.
Account
A fierce and embittered struggle in the Lho’Soekon area was bloodily suppressed by Christoffel in 1910. The author wonders whether the somber atmosphere of Lho’Soekon is due to the memory of this fierce struggle, or the knowledge of subsequent Acehnese aanslagen there.
Significance
The event is recorded by Jongejan as part of the broader historical narrative of Aceh and the Atjeh conflict period. It illustrates the complex interplay of local Atjehers politics, Dutch colonial administration, and the religious and military leadership that shaped the region’s history.
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. 87.