Aceh Sultanate
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The Aceh Sultanate, officially the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam, was a sultanate centered in the modern-day province of Aceh of Indonesia. It was a major regional power in the 16th and 17th centuries, b
Slave market in Aceh, illustration from 1873
The execution of Portuguese prisoners in Aceh, 1588
Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah II, the last Sultan of Aceh who was active in the late-19th century
The flag used during the Aceh War
Aceh War
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The Aceh War, was an armed military conflict between the Sultanate of Aceh and the Kingdom of the Netherlands which was triggered by discussions between representatives of Aceh and the United States i
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…exchange for concessions in the Gold Coast and equal trading rights in northern Aceh. The treaty was tantamount to a declaration of war on Aceh, and the Aceh War followed soon after in 1873, with the Dutch making the unfounded excuses that Aceh was sponsoring piracy and preparing to conclude a treaty with the…
Drawing of the Battle of Samalanga in Aceh
Malay soldiers under the Dutch command in Sumatra.
Capture of Fort Kuta Reh in Alasland on 14 June 1904, caused several hundred casualties to indigenous people, photo by H.M. Neeb.
A Dutch military patrol on break during the Aceh War, photo by H.M. Neeb