Atjeh (Aceh) (region/residency/sultanate) is a location in or related to Aceh described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu. Main subject of the book.
Type
region/residency/sultanate
Description
Main subject of the book. Region at northern tip of Sumatra. Independent sultanate until 1873-1903, then Dutch colonial residency. Comprises afdeelingen (divisions) including Noordkust, Westkust, Gajo-land, etc. Has ‘slechten naam’ (bad reputation) in the Dutch East IndiesThe northern region of Sumatra; the subject of the book. Includes both the historicSultanate of Aceh and the colonial Gewest Atjeh. Population is concentrated on the North and East Coasts. Predominantly Muslim since ~6 centuries before Dutch contact.
Significance
Atjeh (Aceh) is recorded by Jongejan as part of the geography and historical landscape of Aceh.
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. 1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 33, 37, 42, 45, 141, 144, 148, 152, 156, 168, 175, 177, 178, 179, 183, 184, 188, 192, 194, 196, 201, 202, 203, 207, 208, 210.