Minangkabau Highlands

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Minangkabau mosque circa 1892–1905 photographed by Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis

The Minangkabau Highlands (

Malayu.[2]

Wet rice cultivation probably evolved in the highlands long before it appeared in other parts of Sumatra, and predates significant foreign contact.[3] Inscriptions in the area have been found from the rule of Adityavarman (1347–1375).[4] The Dutch began exploiting the gold reserves in the highlands in the 1680s.[5] They dominated the trade in the area, severely restricting the trade outlets between the highlands and the ports on the coast between 1820 and 1899, bringing about a marked decrease in rice production.[6] The highlands consist of three major valleys: Tanah Datar Valley, Agam Valley, and Limapuluh Valley.[7]

The village of Belimbing in the highlands is well known for its examples of surviving Minangkabu architecture.[8]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-57607-770-2
    . Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  2. ISBN 978-90-04-13561-1
    . Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  3. S2CID 214651183
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  4. ISBN 978-9971-69-279-7
    . Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  5. ISBN 978-3-447-05107-1
    . Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  6. ISBN 978-0-520-02529-5
    . Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  7. ISBN 978-1-85828-991-5
    . Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  8. ^ Waterson, Roxanna (1990). The Living House: An Anthropology of South-East Asian Architecture. Oxford University Press.


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