It is a small village in the kecamatan of Tambusai, Kabupaten Rokan Hulu in the Province of Riau, Sumatra. During the Padri Wars of 1830's , Tuanku Tambusai (aka known as Fakeh Hj Muhammad Salleh ) fought the Dutch forces together with Imam Bonjol and Tuanku Rao in West Sumatra and in Northern Sumatra .The last defence was in Benteng 7 Lapis,Daludalu which fell in 1838. He escaped capture and came to Malaya. He was buried in Rasah in 1882.
2 comments:
Halim,
I am sure Nurul and Jalil will cherish this Haiku specially dedicated to them.
Fish
Yes Ti. It is dedicated to them. They are staying in a serviced apartment before moving in to their own rented apartment in Anderson Road near the Raffles Girl Secondary School.
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