Tuanku Imam Bonjol Museum and Monument

tuanku imam bonjol museum

who is Tuanku Imam Bonjol not need
to explain much. all already know
he is one of national heroes. of course
we all know or at least have heard
Padri War. War lead by Tuanaku Imam
Bonjol at Bonjol area dixtrict, Pasaman,
West Sumatera. Tuanku Imam Bonjol or
also known as Peto Sharif calls succesfully
foster a spirit of resistance against
the Netherlands in 1821-1827.

monument of tuanku imam bonjol

carving wall of Padri War

At the entrance we were

welcome by a statue Imam Bonjol

who riding horses valiantly. then

in the building became a museum

relic Padri War at carved wall

side look of Museum

Padri war was a war that took place

equator monument

in West Sumatera and the surroungding 

region, espesially in the kingdom Pagaruyung

from 1803 - 1838. War was a war that

was originally due to opesition in the before

it turns into a battle against the ocupation.

Padri war began with the rise of clerecial group

dubbed as the Padri against rampant habits

conducted by the society called the indigenious

tribe in the kingdom Pagaruyung and surrounding 

areas. habit like gambling, use opium as well lax 

enforcementof formal ritual obligation of islam. 

the absence of an agreement that when 

indigenious tribe has embrace islam to leave the 

habit angered the Padri, so that the war

broke out in 1803

entrance look of museum