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.