Senin, 16 Mei 2011

Minangkabau East era

The term is borrowed from the term proposed by Drs. M. D. Mansoer et al, in his book, History of Minangkabau, Minangkabau say experienced two periods, namely East Minangkabau period that lasted between the seventh century until approximately the year 1350 and the period between the years 1347-1809 Pagaruyung Minangkabau.

He said that the old kingdoms, pepper trade center, center of economy, politics and culture that first arose and developed in Minangkabau is in the valley stream and river Batang Hari Dareh. The area was developed in the seventh century until the mid-fourteenth century.



Geographically, the east coast of Sumatra island is more likely to be sailed by merchant ships that could sail up to go away kepedalaman. Eastern coastal areas of Sumatra is also the yangdahulu visited by ancestors of the Minangkabau who sailed up to the area Mahat in regency north. Muslim traders first to Minangkabau also through this region, so that trade at a time when the period of this Minangkabau become very crowded at all, not only that, Islam first entered from here, whether brought by Arab traders from themselves, as well as those brought by traders from Persia, Hindustan, China, India and others.
At the beginning of the century AD the peoples movement from north to south has ended. They have settled in along the coast of the archipelago. After they occupied the islands of the archipelago and live separately, finally due to the natural environment that they use the language of life underwent a change as we know it today with tribes Minangkabau, Javanese, Bugis, Madurese, Sundanese, Balinese and others.
In antiquity, in Asia there are two streets bustling trade between East and West, namely by land and sea, road through the land known as the Silk road, from mainland China via Central Asia to the Mediterranean Sea. This land of Transportation has begun since the fifth century BC. The start date for transfer of young Malays to the south. Land transportation between China was mainly connected with the continent of Europe (Roman) at a time when it is under the king of Iskandar Zulkarnain, and subsequently with a stop in the area all the way as India, Persia and others.
Sea Transportation from China and Indonesia is through the straits of Malacca and hold to the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea. Sea Transportation has become very crowded in the early first century AD, because the road is not safe start again. From that time on the areas on the East Coast of Sumatra and North Coast of Java into the nexus between the Arab trade, India and China. This situation allows the merchants of Indonesia, including Minangkabau traders were actively traded.
With its active Minangkabau traders in trade with India, it is open also the nexus between culture. From here we can see the influence of Hinduism to the Minangkabau through the east coast of Sumatra island. In the second century after Indonesia had a nexus with India and for six consecutive centuries Hindu influence in Indonesia is huge.
So because of circumstances, Minangkabau traders involved in the traffic scene bustling trade in Asia. The situation was exactly what causes the Minangkabau in the original area itself is located far inland.
Due to very busy Malacca strait is traversed by trading ships from China and India, one of the airports diselat growing so rapidly that it finally became the kingdom umbuh Malay. Malay kingdom, according to experts based in Jambi area now and is expected to establishment in the early seventh century AD. Malay name first appeared in the China story. In the book Tseh Kwei Fu-ji explained that in the year 664 and 665 Malay kingdom into the land of China sent representatives to present the results on the king of China. At that time the Minangkabau region is the main pepper producing areas in the world.
Apparently East Minangkabau shortly role in trade in the Straits of Malacca, the Malay kingdoms emerged kareana after and then after the Malay kingdom of Srivijaya fell under the rule, East Minangkabau being part of Srivijaya kingdom.
With the founding of the Malay kingdom of Srivijaya empire and the East Minangkabau visible role no longer exists, because the news from China there is only mention of the Malays and Sriwijaya only.
In a book compiled by the It-Tsing can we know that in the year 690 AD, Srivijaya empire expanding his territory and Malays can ditaklukannya before the year 692 AD.
Sriwijaya Kingdom was one of the royal beach, the state commerce and international trade from East Asia to West Asia. For approximately six centuries of Srivijaya kingdom is the major kingdoms in the area of ​​the archipelago at that time. But while it is in Java began to arise a new kingdoms which gradually became the main rival of the kingdom Sriwijawa trade in seizing hegemony in the archipelago that causes weakness of Srivijaya.
In this case, the main opponent of Srivijaya kingdom is the kingdom of Kediri in East Java and the Kingdom Colamandala in southern India. From Srivijaya's weakness, apparently Malay kingdom of Srivijaya to break away and to reinforce themselves again by moving the capital of the kingdom into the headwaters of Batang Hari River. Kingdom called Darmasraya. It can be known from the inscription Padang Candi year 1286 contained in Langsat The Thunder River near River Dareh in West Sumatra province today.
In 1275, King of the kingdom Kertanegara Singosari (which replaces the kingdom of Kediri in East Java powers) sent a military expedition to Sumatra in order to weaken the power of Srivijaya and expand its influence in the archipelago. The expedition is known in the history of Indonesia under the name Pamalayu expedition.
As a result of the expedition, then Kertanegara in the year 1286 Amogapasa send events to Sumatra as a gift to the king and the people of the Malay kingdoms. With this incident can be interpreted, that since the incident had followed the royal Malay kingdom Singosari and became the foundation for the region face the possibility of attack from China due to the incident an affront to the Chinese envoy earlier.

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