Nations, the agreements provided for a transfer of sovereignty between the territory of the Dutch East Indies and a fully independent Indonesia. On
December 27, 1949, the Dutch East Indies ceased to exist and became the sovereign Federal Republic of Indonesia, which in turn became the Republic
of Indonesia when it joined the United Nations in 1950. The Kingdom of Aceh was included in the agreements despite not having been formally
incorporated into the Dutch colonial possession. The Indonesian government then used armed troops to annex Aceh.
Although Indonesia has the largest Muslim population of any country, it is not an Islamic state. Most Acehnese have a less secular vision of Islam
than Indonesians elsewhere in the archipelago, but compared to Iran, Afghanistan, and other more fundamentalist countries, Acehnese Islam
tends to be relatively respectful of the rights of women. Its focus on community also stresses the importance of social and economic justice to an
extent that runs contrary to Indonesian military hegemony.
2.3.2 Simeulue Island
Before the Islamic religion came into Simeulue island, the inhabited island in the form of fellowships which is led by a tribal chief. Areas
inhabited by people called Bano is Teupah bano, bano simulul, reeds bano, bano bano sigulai and leukon. Each of these chiefs have their own
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autonomy and do not have a relationship in terms of governance and walk alone.
After the Islamic religion came into Simeulue Island, tribal government that turned into small kingdoms, the kingdom Teupah, simulul
kingdom, the Kingdom sigulai, leukon kingdom, and the kingdom of reeds, each headed by a king called BANGULU and subject to under the rule of
the sultanate of Aceh in Kuta Raja. during the deliberations have started there, where the kings with the customs, the religion, and village elders. The
government finally disappeared after the entry of the Dutch Colonial in rencong earth ground Iskandar Muda.
In the sixteenth century, a scholar from West Sumatra Pagaruyung kingdom named Halilullah will perform pilgrim to Ka’bah by riding Ayar.
He stopped for a moment in the kingdom of Aceh. Upon arrival there the Sultan asked to dissuade Halilullah perform pilgrimage, because he was
asked by Sultan to islamize the people of Simeulue Island when it was named Island U.Halilullah do not know the direction of the road to Simeulu
Island Pulau U, then Sultan selected one of a beautiful woman ladies in waiting Sultan originating from the village of his birth Halilluah Simeulue
Island to assist as a guide. Because this ladys maid girl is still a virgin and not to invite libel then by Sultan both married as husband and wife.
Beautiful womens ladys maid named Si Melur. After marriage both of them sail to the island of Simeulue to Islamize the local people. In this
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Silmeulue Habibullah held by his students with Tengku Di Ujung of the name of his wife and Si Melur is the island of Simeulue U is named. And
since it also is 100 percent Simelue population converted to Islam. Simeulue district with an area of 198 021 ha occupied population of
approximately 80,000 people. Languages of ethnic communities using Simeulue area beside Indonesian, Bahasa Lamamek or Sigulai and English
Language Devayan. Simeulue natives have a unique ethnic style when compared to other ethnic groups in the region of Aceh.
In general the Simeulue eyed as Mongoloid race, yellow. In addition to speakers or ethnic Lamamek Sigulai and theres more Devayan third
language used by the indigenous ethnic Leukon language, but the groups speakers Leukon diminishing population.
a. Simeulue District Autonomy
