Teuku Muda Lampaseh (also called Teuku Lampaseh) was the claimant to the panglima sagi-ship of the XXVI Mukims during the disputed succession that began in the reign of Ibrahim Manso Shah (1858–1870). His descendants — notably his son Teuku Juhan — continued to assert the title from the exiled Achehnese court at Keumala throughout the Acheh war.
When the holder of the panglimaship of the XXVI Mukims died during the reign of Ibrahim Manso Shah, Teuku Muda Lampaseh was, according to the adat, the proper successor. He was accordingly, after reporting himself at the Dalam, solemnly recognised by the sultan as panglima. Yet even before he had quitted the Dalam, the firing of guns was heard from the direction of the XXVI Mukims: the people of that district, who objected to Teuku Muda Lampaseh on the ground that he was an opium-smoker, had installed a younger brother of the deceased panglima as the latter’s successor. This rival was Teuku Chut Lamreueng, father of the present panglima Teuku Nya’ Banta (also called Teuku Lamreueng). The sultan, knowing no better way out of the difficulty, recognised the second aspirant as well, so that there were then two panglimas in the XXVI Mukims.
Both Teuku Muda Lampaseh and his rival bore the title banta (deputy), since they had both held this rank during the panglimaship of their predecessor. At the commencement of the war both chiefs fled to Keumala. Teuku Lamreueng in the end re-established himself in his territory and tendered his submission to the Dutch Government; for this he was murdered in Pidie, whither he had gone to fetch his family, by the adherents of Teuku Lampaseh. His infant son escaped the same fate through the help of a faithful servant.
After the death of Teuku Muda Lampaseh, his son Teuku Juhan was appointed panglima at Keumala — that is, by the exiled Achehnese court. The rival line, descended from the murdered Teuku Lamreueng, was recognised by the Dutch Government as Panglima of the XXVI Mukims, in the person of the infant Teuku Nya’ Banta. The journeys to Keumala undertaken by the uleebalangs who had tendered their submission to the government resulted in the recognition of Teuku Nya’ Banta by the court as well, so that the double panglimaship continued to exist. In fact, however, Teuku Juhan “is not able to pose as a rival of Teuku Nya’ Banta”. The line of Teuku Muda Lampaseh thus retains only the empty form of the panglimaship, while the substance resides entirely with the descendants of his murdered rival.
Sources
Atjeh gedurende de tweede expeditie en later, Een Oud Officier, Batavia: Ogilvie & Co., 1876, pp. 8-10.
See Also
- Teuku Nya’ Banta
- Teuku Juhan
- XXVI Mukims
- Disputed succession to the panglimaship of the XXVI Mukims
- Ibrahim Manso Shah
- Achehnese War
- Keumala
- XXV Moekims
- J. van Swieten
- General van Swieten War Telegrams
- Capture of the Aceh Kraton
Source
The Achehnese, Vol. I, by Dr. C. Snouck Hurgronje, translated by A.W.S. O’Sullivan, indexed by R.J. Wilkinson. Leyden: E.J. Brill, 1906.
Teuku Muda Lampaseh (also called Teuku Lampaseh) was the claimant to the panglima sagi-ship of the XXVI Mukims during the disputed succession that began in the reign of Ibrahim Manso Shah (1858–1870). His descendants — notably his son Teuku Juhan — continued to assert the title from the exiled Achehnese court at Keumala throughout the Acheh war.
When the holder of the panglimaship of the XXVI Mukims died during the reign of Ibrahim Manso Shah, Teuku Muda Lampaseh was, according to the adat, the proper successor. He was accordingly, after reporting himself at the Dalam, solemnly recognised by the sultan as panglima. Yet even before he had quitted the Dalam, the firing of guns was heard from the direction of the XXVI Mukims: the people of that district, who objected to Teuku Muda Lampaseh on the ground that he was an opium-smoker, had installed a younger brother of the deceased panglima as the latter’s successor. This rival was Teuku Chut Lamreueng, father of the present panglima Teuku Nya’ Banta (also called Teuku Lamreueng). The sultan, knowing no better way out of the difficulty, recognised the second aspirant as well, so that there were then two panglimas in the XXVI Mukims.
Both Teuku Muda Lampaseh and his rival bore the title banta (deputy), since they had both held this rank during the panglimaship of their predecessor. At the commencement of the war both chiefs fled to Keumala. Teuku Lamreueng in the end re-established himself in his territory and tendered his submission to the Dutch Government; for this he was murdered in Pidie, whither he had gone to fetch his family, by the adherents of Teuku Lampaseh. His infant son escaped the same fate through the help of a faithful servant.
After the death of Teuku Muda Lampaseh, his son Teuku Juhan was appointed panglima at Keumala — that is, by the exiled Achehnese court. The rival line, descended from the murdered Teuku Lamreueng, was recognised by the Dutch Government as Panglima of the XXVI Mukims, in the person of the infant Teuku Nya’ Banta. The journeys to Keumala undertaken by the uleebalangs who had tendered their submission to the government resulted in the recognition of Teuku Nya’ Banta by the court as well, so that the double panglimaship continued to exist. In fact, however, Teuku Juhan “is not able to pose as a rival of Teuku Nya’ Banta”. The line of Teuku Muda Lampaseh thus retains only the empty form of the panglimaship, while the substance resides entirely with the descendants of his murdered rival.
See Also
- Teuku Nya’ Banta
- Teuku Juhan
- XXVI Mukims
- Disputed succession to the panglimaship of the XXVI Mukims
- Ibrahim Manso Shah
- Achehnese War
- Keumala
Source
The Achehnese, Vol. I, by Dr. C. Snouck Hurgronje, translated by A.W.S. O’Sullivan, indexed by R.J. Wilkinson. Leyden: E.J. Brill, 1906.