Rau (region (Menangkabau)) is a location in or related to Aceh described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu. Region in Menangkabau from which Radja Dewa and his people came to Alaslanden, bringing Islam.
Type
region (Menangkabau)
Description
Region in Menangkabau from which Radja Dewa and his people came to Alaslanden, bringing Islam.
Significance
Rau 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. 97.