What the records say
- When
- 1803 – 1837
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 0.30° S, 101.27° E
- Description
- 1803–1837 armed conflict in Sumatra, Indonesia
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Padri Wars
1803–1837 armed conflict in Sumatra, Indonesia
The Padri Wars was fought from 1803 until 1837 in West Sumatra, Indonesia between the Padri and the Adat. The Padri were Muslim clerics from Sumatra who wanted to impose Sharia in Minangkabau in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The Adat comprised the Minangkabau nobility and traditional chiefs. They asked for the help of the Dutch, who intervened in 1821 and helped the nobility defeat the Padri faction.
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