Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar was the oelèëbalang — self-governing ruler — of the Kawaj XVI on the West Coast of Atjèh, one of the two loyal Dutch self-governors — the other being Teukoe Bin of Seunagan — whose displacement by the governing commission assembled by the F-propagandist Said Aboe Bakar at Meulabóh in March 1942 marked the political reorganisation of the West Coast under the Japanese occupation. Piekaar’s Atjèh and the War with Japan treats Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar as one of the principal casualties of the F-organisatie’s activation — the loyal oelèëbalang whose removal illustrated the costs of the Dutch loss of Atjèh.
The loyal self-governor of the Kawaj XVI
Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar was, Piekaar records, one of “the two loyal self-governors” of the West Coast — the other being Teukoe Bin of Seunagan. The Kawaj XVI — the federation of sixteen Westkust chiefs under the customs-collectorship of the Keudjeuroeën Tjhï’ of Meulabóh — was the principal territorial chieftaincy of the West Coast, and its oelèëbalang was therefore one of the most prominent figures in the region. The loyalty of Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar to the Dutch administration was, in the events of March 1942, the principal asset the Dutch lost on the West Coast.
The governing commission at Meulabóh
When the first Japanese troops entered Meulabóh in March 1942 — with the F-propagandists Said Aboe Bakar and Said Doellah among them — “a governing commission was immediately formed, consisting mainly of opponents of the two loyal self-governors Teukoe Bin of Seunagan and Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar of the Kawaj XVI.” The composition of the commission — drawn from the political opponents of the loyal oelèëbalang’s — reflected the F-organisatie’s pre-invasion strategy of mobilising the dissident network against the Dutch-aligned rulers. The displacement of Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar, like that of Teukoe Bin of Seunagan, was the political reorganisation that the F-organisatie’s activation had been designed to produce.
The Tjhi’ family
The Tjhi’ family — to which Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar belonged — was one of the most prominent oelèëbalang families of Atjèh, with branches in multiple landschap’s. Teukoe Hadji Tjhi’ Moehamad Djohan Alam Sjah of Peusangan — the patron of the founding of the Poesa in 1939 — was the most prominent figure of the family; Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Daoed Sjah of Idi Rajeu’ was another. Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar of the Kawaj XVI was, in this sense, the West Coast representative of a family whose branches spanned the residency.
See Also
- [Kawaj XVI]
- [Teukoe Bin of Seunagan]
- [Teukoe Hadji Tjhi’ Moehamad Djohan Alam Sjah]
- [Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Daoed Sjah]
- [Said Aboe Bakar]
- [Said Doellah]
- [Meulabóh]
- [F-organisatie]
- [1942]
Source
Atjèh and the War with Japan, by Dr. A. J. Piekaar, translated from the Dutch original Atjèh en de oorlog met Japan (1949) (‘s-Gravenhage/Bandung: N.V. Uitgeverij W. van Hoeve; English edition), Chapter V, § 4.
Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar was the oelèëbalang — self-governing ruler — of the Kawaj XVI on the West Coast of Atjèh, one of the two loyal Dutch self-governors — the other being Teukoe Bin of Seunagan — whose displacement by the governing commission assembled by the F-propagandist Said Aboe Bakar at Meulabóh in March 1942 marked the political reorganisation of the West Coast under the Japanese occupation. Piekaar’s Atjèh and the War with Japan treats Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar as one of the principal casualties of the F-organisatie’s activation — the loyal oelèëbalang whose removal illustrated the costs of the Dutch loss of Atjèh.
The loyal self-governor of the Kawaj XVI
Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar was, Piekaar records, one of “the two loyal self-governors” of the West Coast — the other being Teukoe Bin of Seunagan. The Kawaj XVI — the federation of sixteen Westkust chiefs under the customs-collectorship of the Keudjeuroeën Tjhï’ of Meulabóh — was the principal territorial chieftaincy of the West Coast, and its oelèëbalang was therefore one of the most prominent figures in the region. The loyalty of Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar to the Dutch administration was, in the events of March 1942, the principal asset the Dutch lost on the West Coast.
The governing commission at Meulabóh
When the first Japanese troops entered Meulabóh in March 1942 — with the F-propagandists Said Aboe Bakar and Said Doellah among them — “a governing commission was immediately formed, consisting mainly of opponents of the two loyal self-governors Teukoe Bin of Seunagan and Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar of the Kawaj XVI.” The composition of the commission — drawn from the political opponents of the loyal oelèëbalang’s — reflected the F-organisatie’s pre-invasion strategy of mobilising the dissident network against the Dutch-aligned rulers. The displacement of Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar, like that of Teukoe Bin of Seunagan, was the political reorganisation that the F-organisatie’s activation had been designed to produce.
The Tjhi’ family
The Tjhi’ family — to which Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar belonged — was one of the most prominent oelèëbalang families of Atjèh, with branches in multiple landschap’s. Teukoe Hadji Tjhi’ Moehamad Djohan Alam Sjah of Peusangan — the patron of the founding of the Poesa in 1939 — was the most prominent figure of the family; Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Daoed Sjah of Idi Rajeu’ was another. Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Ali Akbar of the Kawaj XVI was, in this sense, the West Coast representative of a family whose branches spanned the residency.
See Also
- [Kawaj XVI]
- [Teukoe Bin of Seunagan]
- [Teukoe Hadji Tjhi’ Moehamad Djohan Alam Sjah]
- [Teukoe Tjhi’ Moehamad Daoed Sjah]
- [Said Aboe Bakar]
- [Said Doellah]
- [Meulabóh]
- [F-organisatie]
- [1942]
Source
Atjèh and the War with Japan, by Dr. A. J. Piekaar, translated from the Dutch original Atjèh en de oorlog met Japan (1949) (‘s-Gravenhage/Bandung: N.V. Uitgeverij W. van Hoeve; English edition), Chapter V, § 4.