Tjut Nyak Dhien
House
The Tjut Nyak Dhien House
is a traditional 'Rumoh Aceh', supposedly to be a replica of the historic
residence of Aceh's famous woman warrior. The house is located in Lampisang
Village, Lhok Nga subdistrict, Greater Aceh district. Although Lhok Nga was
the area worst hit by tsunami, the Tjut Nyak Dhien House survived.
The daughter of a chieftain,
Tjut Nyak Dhien joined the fight against the Dutch invaders in 1875. Her
first husband fell in battle, and she remarried. When her second husband
also died fighting, she continued the struggle with her children. After six
years in the jungle, she was captured by the Dutch and exiled to West Java
where she passed away in 1906. Tjut Nyak Dhien is recognized as one of the
National Warriors of Indonesia.
For a picture of
Tjut Nyak Dhien and more information (in Dutch) http://home.iae.nl/users/arcengel/NedIndie/tjoetnjadin.htm
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