RE: Art explained by a writer - Stormy Night At Sea - Romanticism
It is interesting because I saw the fact of colonialism in Aceh, until now the true story behind the scene is still uncertain. But, what was written by C. Snouck Hurgronje could be a reference to dig more.
On the Acehnese side led by Teunku Imum Lueng Bata fought more than 3000 colonial armies,
When Kohler died by a well-trained Acenese sniper on 14 April 1873 the information about "this sniper" is still unknown and it is weird to me because normally the man would be proudly promoted when the man can kill the enemy's General, it seems still a huge conspiration in this case.
There was a monument and inscription about the death of General Kohler in front of the Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh. Kohler was finally buried at Kerkhof Banda Aceh, where approximately 2,000 Dutch troops who died in the Aceh War were buried.
I wonder how much influence of colonialism there is if the Dutch where only there for 28 years (Ambon 337 years) back than Indonesia did not exist - info Indonesian historian Mochtar Lubis, according to thid historian the colony named 'Nederlands Oost-Indië' did only exist for 30-35 years. Any idea if he has more info?
How about the Portugese they were there at least 100 years before the England, Spain and "Holland" arrive.
Perhaps the English have more info?
By the way: Back then it wasn't the present Netherlands but the 17 provinces containing Belgium and a part of Germany as well fighting at the same time the Spanish conquerors in a war that lasted for nearly 80 years.
There are many unaswered questions and to find a bit more truth to reconstruct a part of the history filled with intrigues, lies, fake news... It al turns out to be the norm since humans exist (just read a history book about life in the 5th and 6th century).
I hope the 2nd hand shop is open tomorrow. They have old books, with some luck books with a different view.
I read Cornelis de Houtman had a bad temper (internet news) but an old history book says the opposite. I wonder if brother Fredrick has a hand in it.
I read about the graveyard in a newspaper article. We have one (if not more than one) here as well.
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During colonialism, there was no peace at all, and the war was all over Acheh, but for Indoenasi itself they had been for years with peace even the colonialism was able to construct local troops that were loyal to the Netherlands.
What I can tell you about my experiences when I was on various first climbing expeditions to remote mountains, we always wondered about the paths they made to climb to the top and build pillars on mountain peaks in Aceh. I had some pictures, but I need to find their whereabouts, I will send you later once I find it
For the Portuguese, they only had war and war, without even touching the land.
The effect has been huge both for Indonesia and Aceh recently, one that I can tell you clearly is about the Civil War in Aceh between the Indonesian government and ASNLF (Atjeh Sumater National Liberation Front) that the ASNLF still claims that Aceh is not part of Indonesia because Aceh never surrender under the colonial government, likewise other part of Indonesia.
Most of the main roads, and bridges, from Banda Aceh to Medan North Sumatera were built to mobilize the troops from Medan to Aceh.
Before the war declaration between the Colonials and the Aceheers (the sultanate of Aceh which was subject to the Ottoman Caliphate in Türkiye) already had long had trade relations with Portugal, France, England, Spain, China, India, and the Netherlands.
In fact, the port of Batavia was liberated by the Acehnese royal fleet from Portugal and Spain at the request of the sultan of the Banten kingdom at that time (if I remember correctly from several books I have read before Tsunami, all those books I have gone by the Tsunami in 2004)
It surprises me that countries in war for many years still have the energy to sail for 5 months till over 2 year to arrive with 1/3 of the crew, sick and tired still fighting seabattles, next on land...
A road isn't built in a day.
Can it be a benefit if Aceh isn't accepted? Do we all need to live by western standards, their time schedules, ideas about right,wrong? It doesn't feel as if there are more 'benefits' to gather, if at all.
It's strange how info of over 1500 years us safed, people always been registrated but we can't find anything back about this.
There's a reason why they left out that much. Perhaps the simple reason is the contact with Aceh is not long enough and no one cared as much about De Houtman as they did about the group who sailed North?
Most likely they fought each other most of all. Knowing where they came from, what was asked from them.
After the 1st and 2nd exledition crew members stayed behind out of free will. They wanted to stay. I assume they have offspring.
Pity these books are lost.
There's one called Revolusi the author travelked around spoke to people and tried to find out more about history this way.
I'll see if he wrote more.
Sejarah selalu menyisakan banyak pertanyaan yang memang harus selalu dipertanyakan agar kita tidak mudah terjebak pada hoax. Semakin tua suatu catatan maka akan semakin dekat dengan bayangan masa lalu walaupun tidak menutup kemungkinan itu subjektivitas dari penulis. Setidaknya kita sudah dekat dengan bayangan tersebut.
Bahwa dalam penulisan sejarah tentunya penuh dengan intrik sehingga kita terkadang larut dalam cerita dongeng tanpa ada bukti ilmiah yang menyertainya. Saya pikir kerajaan belanda sangat rapi dalam menyimpan arsip masa lalu?
Bagaimana jika logikanya dibalik, seperti intelijen yang bekerja tanpa harus memproklamirkan bahwa dirinya seorang intel. Akan berbeda dengan intel di negara wakanda tentunya.
Begitu juga dengan sniper yang bekerja dalam senyap dengan memilih posisi tersembunyi agar tidak bisa dibaca lawan dan kawan. Kita semua tau penyebab kekalahan dalam peperangan itu faktor terbesarnya dari pengkhianatan. Dan semua itu pasti informasi intelijen yang berhasil disusupi lawan.
Tembok cina saja yang tidak bisa ditembus oleh tentara mongol akhirnya bisa dibuka dengan santunnya oleh penjaga gerbang. Demikian hebatnya siasat perang.
Apalagi kerajaan aceh sejak putra mahkota sultan Iskandar Muda di pancung dengan berbagai dalil hukum yang ditetapkan, bagi saya itu tetap konspirasi terbesar dalam sejarah aceh. Konspirasi hal yang biasa dalam meruntuhkan suatu dinasti.