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3 unusual facts about Overseas Minangkabau


Overseas Minangkabau

Hamka, in his novel Merantau to Deli, telling stories about life experiences Minang nomads who went to Deli and married Javanese woman.

In 1723, Sultan Abdul Jalil Rahmad Syah I or known as Raja Kecik, founded Sultanate of Siak in Riau.

He also mentioned that in the Indragiri area on the east coast of Sumatra is the central port of the Minangkabau kingdom.


Rendang

Overseas Minangkabau leave their hometown to start a career in other Indonesian cities as well as neighboring countries, and Padang restaurants, Minangkabau eating establishments that are ubiquitous in Indonesian cities, spring up.


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