Historical Of The Nasution Clan

Historical Of The Nasution Clan

1. Early Descendants First Marga Nasution

Mandailing people surnamed Nasution believes they are descendants of Si Baroar that at the time the baby was found in the woods by the king of Huta Pulungan Sutan Bargot in Mandailing Godang.

Another version says that "the first would Nasution was the son of Raja Iskandar Muda of Fence Ruyong (center of the ancient Minangkabau work), which in turn was the grandson of Sultan Iskandar, the name of Alexander de Grote (the Great) in the stories of Indonesia.

In the course of exploring the island of Sumatra, Iskandar Muda falled in love and married with a girl of bunian`s race   ( race or invisible people of forest) who gave birth to a son for him. "The child was later found Sutan Pulungan in the woods when he was hunting.

The story of a very convincing for people Baroar Mandailing since about mid-century ago the story was written by Willem Iskander (1840-1876) in the essay book titled Bulus Si-Si Rumpuk-Rumpuk Bulus.

The book was written in Mandailing used to reading in schools until the early independence of Indonesia.

2. Tarombo or Lineage

The only data that can be used to calculate the age of clans is contained in Mandailing is tarombo because it is recorded every generation clan of their ancestors. sometimes lineage is dubious ancestry some tarombo of certain clans clashed frequently recorded the mounth of generations in it.

If calculated based tarombo has 19 sundut ( sundut is lineage in batak`s mandailing).

Nasution was housed in Mandailing for about 475 years old. This estimate is based on the estimated 25 years for a generation. Since the Nasution clan came to power in Mandailing Godang, is uncertain.

While tarombo Lubis clan has 22 sundut. This indicates that the descendants of Namora Pande Bosi has lived in Mandailing for about 550 years,  since the 15th century, if the calculated 25 years a generation. However, since when the Lubis clan first came to power in Mandailing Julu is not known with certainty.

3. Dalian Na Tolu

Mandailing tribes wherever they are on land or on the shoreline practice the system of  genetic of relationship Dalian Na Tolu (the foundation of the three). That is, they consist of Mora kinship group (the group donor kerabt virgin), Kahanggi (a relative of one clan group) and the Children Boru (kin group receiving the virgin). Who became head of the group is usually a close family member of the King who became the head of government in Huta Banua or their origin.

Mandailing society governed by the social system of Dalian na Tolu (pedestal Three) - refers to the rules of kinship clans - who tied break through Olong Dohot Domu of  Love and Intimacy. Mandailing democratic system of government and egalitar. Government agencies Na Mora Na Toras (the World-Honored and Elderly Man) ensure fairness and dynamic leadership.

Long ago, people who migrated to Mandailing Minangkabau, Sumatra east or peninsula, if they meet one another, they first ask ìsorehî that mean ask from of the  village of origin and their respective clans. That way they already knew who he was and what from lineage of tribes.

4. Penyabungan Tonga-Tonga
Which is considered the most important place in Mandailing Godang since ancient Panyabungan is growing from a small village into a city's oldest.

 While considered the most important part than  Panyabungan is Panyabungan Tonga-Tonga.

 According to those beliefs of Mandailing people in that's place Si Baroar was first settled, the figures are seen as ancestors of the people Mandailing Nasution clan.

Once appointed by the inhabitants of the kingdom, Si Baroar held Sutan Diaru  from  Panyabungan Tonga-Tonga, descendants scattered and become the kings of the various places in Mandailing Godang. Until now there Godang Bagas (Big House) and a traditional convention center called Sopo Godang (great hall) in the Tonga-Tonga Panyabungan. In the distance is not so far to the south of the building is situated the tomb of  Si Baroar.

Picture:  The tomb of  Nasution clan at Penyabungan tonga-tonga mandeling godang

5. Clan

Like most people in the world, society is patrilineal Mandailing, which is followed next to father offspring.

Only the boy who connect or use the surname for the next descent. While the women wore only use clan but can not connect of clan.

The name of clan or Mandailing`s people men and women still wear the clan's father if married.

He was not wearing her husband's surname as the Western woman who took the surname (family name) husband after marriage.

Like the Arabs and Tionghua, Mandailing people have knowledge about their lineage to some of the descendants of their ancestors as well as history.

At first, surname genealogy something narrated orally from generation to generation (tambo or terombo) then allowed are inscribed.

According Abdoellah Loebis who wrote about the origins of the Mandailing in Mandailing magazine published in Medan at the beginning of the period-20 The legend still holds down-derivatives, namely Lubis clan and Nasution, as has been authored by the late King Mulya former Kuriahoofd ( area) Aek (River) Nangali It is not meaningful because the clans Mandailing others do not maintain their heritage.

Usually in the village in Mandailing there are two or three major clans and these clans together get married each other, Mandailing custom forbids marriage fellow clan, for example marriage  Nasution with Nasution pairs who violate these rules will be punished.