Radja Kemala was a Descendant of Radja Dewa (Alaslanden) mentioned in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Visited the Sultan in the Dalam (the sultan’s palace) as a sign of good relations; received a ‘bawar’ (curved stabbing weapon) from the Sultan as a gift, which gave its possessor great prestige among the people.
Role
Descendant of Radja Dewa (Alaslanden)
Account from Jongejans
Visited the Sultan in the Dalam (the sultan’s palace) as a sign of good relations; received a ‘bawar’ (curved stabbing weapon) from the Sultan as a gift, which gave its possessor great prestige among the people.
Significance
Radja Kemala 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.