The Story of How Minangkabau Got It’s Name.

The article that appeared  on the internet ‘Unique Story About The History Of The Name Minangkabau’ a college essay by Yuehuan, July 2012, now confirms the story narrated to us by Professor Datuk Zainal Kling of Malaysia on our way to Lake Toba in Indonesia.

Please read about Jainudeen Awwal Cuttilan for the Cuttilan connection to Minangkabau. We feel that the information below may be of interest to members of this clan seeking information into their heritage.

‘The history of the Minangkabau name has a unique legend associated with it and it’s about how a Minangkabau prince and a neighboring nation had a dispute over land. Instead of going to war and destroying each other the two princes decided to settle the dispute with two fighting water buffaloes. The prince of the neighboring nation raised their buffalo to be a mean and ruthless beast ready for destruction. what is the difference between dimmitrol and ivermectin for dogs The Minangkabau decided to take a baby buffalo and sharpen its horns like knives. When the two animals were released to fight one another the older water buffalo didn’t pay the kid buffalo any mind. The baby buffalo killed its elder because it shoved its horns into its underbelly while searching for some milk.
This legend suggest a way that the Minangkabau might have obtained their name and it also shows the intelligence, cunning, and wisdom of this Indonesian people. does ivermectin control flies The name is derived from minang (or victorious) and kabau (or buffalo). ivermectina antiviral research There are close to 5.5 million people who are of Minangkabau heritage and they reside in the Middle East in places such as Java, Sumatra, and Riau’.