Radja Dewa was a Menangkabau immigrant chief in Alaslanden, brought Islam to Alassers mentioned in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Came from Rau (Menangkabau) to Alaslanden and brought Islam there.
Role
Menangkabau immigrant chief in Alaslanden, brought Islam to Alassers
Account from Jongejans
Came from Rau (Menangkabau) to Alaslanden and brought Islam there. Became the stamvader (founding father) of the influential geslacht (lineage) of the penghoeloe Tjiq.
Significance
Radja Dewa 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. 97.