Ancestors of Mandailing people

"ANCESTORS OF MANDAILING PEOPLE

NOT FALL FROM THE SKY ?

By Edi Nasution

Lately, history Mandailing debate among many ranging. Mandailing questionable provenance, whether he is a clump with the Batak people, or people Mandailing derived from Coastal Pelayu nation, or further away from it, namely 'India Belakang' ('Rear India' or South East Asia). Mandailing past were not found in the text (notes) history, but after the Dutch came to Mandailing during the 'Padri War'.  

The origins of the Mandailing not from Samosir Island in Toba. This fact is based on the geographical location of the region Mandailing (called Tano Rura or Tano Sere), and the pattern of distribution of the population at the beginning of the infiltration of the Malay community in the megalithic period.

People do not like the Batak (Toba) in general that has the pedigree (called Tarombo) are clear, then the genealogy of the Mandailing should be somewhat blurred. This explains why the 'oldest clan' of 'original clan' comes from where. For example, no one knows for sure the origin of the clan Pulungan (in HutaBargot-Mandailing) where the groves of the pedigree of the Batak (Toba).

The origins of the Mandailing instead of 'land Toba' or 'Bataklanden' (called Tao Toba) is a different perspective, and the most sensible healthy. In comparison, for example, when Poland became independent from the Soviet Union, Poland made ​​national history to be taught in public schools. The goal for the Polish citizens love their own people. However, when history is rewritten with a new perspective, the historical record has changed. Of course, it makes the Russians to protest and also accused the Polish resistance deny the historical fact of the Soviet Union against Nazi Hitler (Germany).

The view that the origin of the Mandailing not from Toba land, not a historical fact deflection, as did Poland to the Soviet Union. The origins of the Mandailing people not from the land Toba have a scientific explanation is attractive for development. Why say interesting because lately many anomalies can be concluded that the origin of the plateau Mandailing instead of (ground) of Toba.

And most do not make sense to say that the origin of the Mandailing of Ompu Mulajadi  Nabolon so  coming down from the mountain top. The origins of the Mandailing definitely not like a fairy tale the Toba (Batak) as Si Boru Deak Parujar, Si Raja odap odap and other tales that make no sense. The origins of the Mandailing in history is the fact that makes sense and can no longer be deceived by the story that intentionally recorded by the Dutch colonial and missionary terms with politics and worldview of Orientalism in the first period.

Mandailing as an ethnic group (nation, before the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Indonesia),'ve got a very old civilization. The proof can be seen from the old graves in Mandailing, which is spread not far from the both Batang Gadis and Angkola rivers. Mandailing early graves are animists or dynamism before the advent of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity are included in the next Mandailing chronology.

Mandailing very first person (the ancestors) has long grave, and not infrequently a Mandailing has two graves, one for himself and the other is a treasure that is buried beside the grave. Mandailing people  pad originally had a pattern of burial (cemetery) different with burial in the Toba area. There, most people died not buried, but in semayamkan in a closed room. And it is still valid until now.

On the other hand, Tano Rura Mandailing had better soil fertility compared with Tao Toba in general, although it is not necessary to explain that the origin of the Mandailing not come from Toba. Mandailing got calls itself long before the Dutch came to Tano Rura or (Mandailing). When it is, Mandailing called Mandheiling, Mandala Holing or Mandahiling, it occurs in the Majapahit era. But is not that high culture and civilization emerged in the lowlands near rivers such as the Egyptian civilization in near sungai river, and Hindustan civilization in the Indus river.

Of course, customs or culture of the Mandailing have many differences with the Toba (Batak), which continues mengaami change (and also development) after the arrival of other nations (such as India Keling, Arabic, Chinese, and so on).

In terms of the spread of the human, the Mandailing not the same as the Toba (Batak), which at one time was not needed because of the spread of a point of land is so vast and the population is very small. Spreading clan of inland Toba occur in the next period. That is the explanation why many clans of people who have no connection with the clan in Toba, such as Siregar clan, is a clan "newcomer" in Tano Rura - Mandailing. Mandailing the geographical position of the region is fertile enough, it will not go far apart in the region steppa at Batang Gadis  and Angkola, except after the area has been explored by all the population. So, Mandailing ancestors did not come from the Tao Toba, on the contrary the Toba (Batak) derived from Tano Sere (Mandailing) is a logical conclusion. [EN]