Intjah was a First wife of Amat Leupon; deaf-mute mentioned in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Deaf-mute woman married to Amat Leupon with bruidschat of one tahil (~f 40.-).

Role

First wife of Amat Leupon; deaf-mute

Account from Jongejans

Deaf-mute woman married to Amat Leupon with bruidschat of one tahil (~f 40.-). Mother of his two daughters. Repudiated by Amat on accusation of infidelity. Later divorced her second husband.

Significance

Intjah appears in Jongejan’s account as one of the figures shaping the history of Aceh during the period covered by the book.

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. 384.