63:
17:
25:
171:
The original clay tile roof has been replaced with corrugated steel in 1974. Additional rooms were added in 1984 for a kindergarten. The dry moat has been refilled in 1986. The last changes in the building occurred in 1988 with the additional storage buildings and a dining area.
98:. In the city of Batusangkar, the Dutch decided to establish a fort on the highest ground around 500 meters from the city center. The construction of the fort was finished in 1824. The fort was christened Van der Capellen after the
90:
or customary law; such as the practice of maternalism, which is against the principle of
Wahabism. The adats asked for help from the Dutch who intervened in 1821 and helped the nobility to defeat the Padris.
118:
86:. The adats on the other hand consisted of Minangkabau nobility and chiefs who were loyal to the highly syncretic interpretation of Islam which had intermingled with the traditional
349:
273:
359:
152:
159:
on May 25, 1960. The fort was made the headquarters of the Police Resort
Command until year 2001 when the headquarters was transferred to a new building in
344:
110:
155:
toward the central government in 1957, Fort van der
Capellen was captured by Battalion 439 Diponegoro, which was later transferred to the
99:
48:
62:
300:
136:
In the fully-fledged independent
Indonesia, the fort was used by the university body PTPG Batusangkar — the predecessor of the
281:
339:
147:
In 1955, when PTPG Batusangkar was transferred to Bukit Gombak, the fort was converted into a military headquarters of the
125:("People's Security Army") was set up in the fort from 1945 to 1947. These military bodies were the predecessors of the
354:
262:
47:. The town of Batusangkar grew considerably around the Fort van der Capellen. The fort was named after the
257:] (in Indonesian). Translated by Aboe Nain, Sjafnir. Padang: Pusat Pengkajian Islam dan Minangkabau.
156:
137:
70:
The fort is one of the forts established by the Dutch during the period of war between the so-called
126:
106:. It is a small fort with a 75-centimeter-thick (30 in) and 4-meter-high (13 ft) wall.
103:
51:
175:
In 2008 parts of the fort were restored by the
Archaeological Heritage Preservation body.
8:
95:
83:
78:. The Padris were Minangkabau Muslim clerics who studied in Saudi Arabia, inspired by
258:
130:
129:. The Dutch briefly captured the fort from 1948 to 1950 during the controversial
16:
141:
333:
315:
302:
248:
24:
184:
40:
36:
160:
113:, the fort was under the control of the Indonesian military corps the
44:
82:, and decided to impose this sharia among the indigenous people of
79:
140:— for educational purposes, the inauguration was enacted by
87:
117:("People's Security Corps") from 1943 to 1945. After the
350:
Installations of the Royal
Netherlands East Indies Army
153:
Revolutionary
Government of the Republic of Indonesia
226:
224:
222:
220:
218:
216:
201:
213:
360:Cultural Properties of Indonesia in West Sumatra
331:
276:[The Forgotten Fort van der Capellen].
274:"Benteng "van der Capellen" Yang Terlupakan"
280:(in Indonesian). Wordpress. Archived from
94:It began with Dutch Colonel Raff entering
100:Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
49:Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
345:Buildings and structures in West Sumatra
61:
23:
15:
272:Neoldy, Yhohannes (November 23, 2013).
246:
207:
332:
271:
230:
119:declaration of Indonesian independence
35:is a small 19th-century Dutch fort in
13:
149:Angkatan Perang Republik Indonesia
14:
371:
66:Fort van der Capellen circa 1895.
151:. During the rebellion from the
239:
1:
247:Caniago, Naali Sutan (2004).
190:
28:Fort van der Capellen in 1826
20:Fort van der Capellen in 2017
96:the territory of Tanah Datar
7:
340:1824 establishments in Asia
255:The Writings of Imam Bonjol
178:
166:
10:
376:
157:Indonesian National Police
138:State University of Padang
57:
250:Naskah Tuanku Imam Bonjol
355:Dutch forts in Indonesia
195:
127:Indonesian National Army
316:0.454571°S 100.596093°E
123:Tentara Keamanan Rakyat
111:the Japanese occupation
52:Godert van der Capellen
104:Baron van der Capellen
67:
29:
21:
321:-0.454571; 100.596093
115:Badan Keamanan Rakjat
65:
33:Fort van der Capellen
27:
19:
284:on November 29, 2015
312: /
74:and the so-called
68:
30:
22:
367:
327:
326:
324:
323:
322:
317:
313:
310:
309:
308:
305:
293:
291:
289:
278:Yhohannes Neoldy
268:
234:
228:
211:
205:
375:
374:
370:
369:
368:
366:
365:
364:
330:
329:
320:
318:
314:
311:
306:
303:
301:
299:
298:
296:
287:
285:
265:
242:
237:
229:
214:
206:
202:
198:
193:
181:
169:
131:Operation Kraai
60:
12:
11:
5:
373:
363:
362:
357:
352:
347:
342:
295:
294:
269:
263:
243:
241:
238:
236:
235:
212:
199:
197:
194:
192:
189:
188:
187:
180:
177:
168:
165:
142:Mohammad Yamin
59:
56:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
372:
361:
358:
356:
353:
351:
348:
346:
343:
341:
338:
337:
335:
328:
325:
283:
279:
275:
270:
266:
264:9789793797052
260:
256:
252:
251:
245:
244:
232:
227:
225:
223:
221:
219:
217:
209:
204:
200:
186:
183:
182:
176:
173:
164:
162:
158:
154:
150:
145:
143:
139:
134:
132:
128:
124:
120:
116:
112:
107:
105:
102:at that time
101:
97:
92:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
64:
55:
53:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
26:
18:
297:
288:November 29,
286:. Retrieved
282:the original
277:
254:
249:
208:Caniago 2004
203:
185:Fort de Kock
174:
170:
148:
146:
135:
122:
114:
108:
93:
75:
71:
69:
41:West Sumatra
32:
31:
319: /
307:100°35′46″E
240:Works cited
231:Neoldy 2013
84:Minangkabau
37:Batusangkar
334:Categories
191:References
161:Pagaruyung
304:0°27′16″S
45:Indonesia
179:See also
167:The fort
80:Wahabism
109:During
58:History
261:
121:, the
72:Padris
253:[
196:Noted
76:Adats
290:2015
259:ISBN
88:adat
336::
215:^
163:.
144:.
133:.
54:.
43:,
39:,
292:.
267:.
233:.
210:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.