Tourism

Indonesia has 33 provinces and becomes one of the best tourism destinations in the world. Indonesia, officially Republic of Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia. Indonesia is the largest population of Muslim. The nation's capital is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. Our motto is "Bhinneka Tunggal Ika" (Old Javanese) or in English is Unity in Diversity. Administratively, Indonesia consists of 33 provinces. The national language is Bahasa or in English is Indonesian. 

Indonesia have so many cultures. We have cool dances, songs, pattern, etc.
1. Batik is a pattern from Java. It is so cool. Usually, the color is brown.
2. Angklung is a musical instrument from West Java. Made by bamboo.
3. Pendet Dance is from Bali. Usually performed by 4-5 girls. The clothes is so awesome!
4. Gado-gado is a traditional food. It is contain vegetables and sauce made by nut.
5. Kecak dance is from Bali, too. Performed by many guys.
6. Kebaya is a common cloth for women in Indonesia. The cloth is amazing!
7. Wayang is a kind of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by gamelan in Java, and by "gender wayang" in Bali.
8. Jamu is traditional medicine in Indonesia
 

 

Gunung Sahilan Kingdom

At first, Gunung Sahilan named Gunung Ibul. The location is approximately 58 Kms from Pekanbaru (the capital city of Riau Province, Indonesia). In the area of ​​Gunung Ibul it, there are still some former historical sites are also not well maintained and barely lost since oil palm plantations mushroomed along Kampar River. In Gunung Ibul, or Kingdom of Gunung Sahilan at early time was a Buddhist community, evidenced by traces of pig pen and starfish fort.

Some inheritance of last king, Tengku Yang Dipertuan (TYD) or more commonly referred to Tengku Sulung ( 1930-1941 ) as Tengku Rahmat Ali and Utama Warman, Gunung Sahilan Kingdom Batch I began with the Gunung Ibul Kingdom which was a small kingdom. According ancestors and their parents, there was Gunung Ibul Kingdom after the collapse of the kingdom of Srivijaya Kingdom. Princes palace dispersed one by one and began to established small kingdoms, one of which in the region of Gunung Ibul.

"The story about Gunung Ibul Kingdom did not have such strong evidence about Sahilan mountain kingdom now. Because we got out of the story for generations but we believe because the evidence is still there, "said Tengku Rahmat Ali who lived on the right side, outside the fence palace complex.

Recognized both, the story of Gunung Ibul was very little so they keep trying to look for some more to be able to connect with Gunung Sahilan Kingdom. Both Tengku Rahmat Ali, Utama Warman and Tengku Arifin bin Tengku Sulung began the story of the early empire of Mount Sahilan since the brawl between the whole village. Causality is not clear that the ruckus, which certainly commotion subsided after the caliph and the elders agreed to find someone to be a king in Gunung Sahilan.

Their choice fell to the Kingdom Pagaruyung who was in the golden age. But remember, they said, that before the kingdom batch II was formed, the people were already heterogeneous or a combination of several newcomers, both from Johor Baharu (Malaysia) and people around the country such as the Coastal Riau, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Jambi, and so on. Domo tribes is the native of the village, while six other tribes, are migrants that breed there. Although it must be admitted, there are many other versions of the history of the kingdom with the differences that are not too far away.

"As Our Army of Malay and Malay Chief Koto were immigrants from Johor , as well as other tribes, except Domo. Added Tengku Arifin, why the choice fell to Pagaruyung since that time , it looks pretty royal implement democratic system of government. Therefore, elders or nobles was appointed in Gunung Sahilan to ask for a king's son as a king. The first and second child king died during worship throughout the community. The state of the country became erratic and one another was appointed to come the king to the kingdom. It was established in order to find out who was worthy to be the king in Gunung Sahilan region.

"At that time, the country delegated to get the news and saw firsthand that children can be king - king - right here who was black and apparently less comely. After obtaining permission, the child was taken to Gunung Sahilan’s king. Because the young boy did not come alone but bring a magnifying other palaces in the land. At that time also began writing, government regulations, including customs kings now be lineages in this country by the mother or matrilineal ,"said Tengku Arifin Panjang.

Since then, the kings were not the child of the king appointed his nephew instead. Successive kings that ever was asked in the Mountain Kingdom Sahilan among others were : Raja I (1700-1740) , Tengku Yang Dipertuan (TYD) Bujang Sati, Raja II (1740-1780) TYD Elok, Raja III ( 1780-1810 ) TYD Muda, Raja IV (1810-1850) TYD Hitam. The fourth king was asked specifically not like before because TYD Hitam king was not the king's nephew of Raja Muda, but biological child. However TYD Hitam as bearers of trust lead for approximately 40 years. Raja V (1850-1880) TYD Abdul Jalil, Raja VI (1880-1905) TYD Daulat, the King VII (1905-1930) and Raja Tengku Abdurrahman VIII or last TYD or Tengku Sulung (1930-1941).

"This kingdom was never at war with the Dutch, and we do not feel the severity of the consequence of colonization . Dutch royal party and even made ​​a deal to not interfere with each other . However, during the Japanese occupation of this kingdom is frozen and replaced with the district , " said the former teacher