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.