History, Origin And Structure Of Batak Script

The Batak script, called locally surat Batak, is an abugida used to write the Austronesian Batak languages spoken by several million people on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. History In most Batak communities, only the priests, or datu were able to use the Batak script, and used it mainly for magical texts and calendars. After the arrival of Europeans...

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List of Batak Tribe That Has Success

Academician Pantur Silaban, physicists Williater Sitorus, Geologist Taruna Sinaga, Chemist Parulian Silaen PhD, Accounting Lecturer in Australia. Architect Arsitek Silaban, Architect Jimmy Purba, Architect Athletes Radja Nainggolan, football player Saktiawan Sinaga, football player Mahyadi Panggabean, football player Attorneys Ruhut...

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Islam And Other influences In Land Of Batak

Islam Abdul Haris Nasution, General of the Indonesian Army The Mandailing and Angkola people, occupying the southern Batak lands, came under the influence of the neighbouring Islamic Minangkabau people as a result of the Padri War (1821–1837).[42] Tens of thousands of Mandailing were forcibly converted to Islam, repudiating their traditional Batak...

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Abrahamic religions

Christianity At the time of Marco Polo's visit in 1292 the people were described as "wild idolaters" who had not been influenced by outside religions, however by Ibn Battuta's visit in 1345 Arab traders had established river-ports along the northern coasts of Sumatra and Sultan Al-Malik Al-Dhahir had recently converted to Islam. Sir Stamford Raffles...

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