![]() Dutch and British forces fought against the Indonesian Army for control of Medan. As the Allied forces planned to return Indonesia to Dutch control, this led to the Battle of Medan, one of the first battles of the Indonesian National Revolution. Near the end of World War II, Indonesian leader Sukarno, who would go on to become Indonesia’s first president, formally declared independence. Parts of Medan still bear names such as Polonia and Helvetia, after the Polish and Swiss planters who used to own the land. The Deli Company, which began a tobacco enterprise near the Deli River, made use of Medan’s port and set up tobacco warehouses, contributing to the population increase. Under Dutch colonial rule, tobacco planters moved into Sumatra, causing the city of Medan to expand rapidly. The current Sultan of Deli, Mahmud Lamanjiji Perkasa Alamm, became the youngest person to hold the title when he was crowned in 2005 at only eight years old. ![]() While the sultanate lost political power under Dutch colonialism, the royal line remains an important cultural symbol. The kingdom’s original capital, Deli Tua, is now a suburb of Medan. The Sultanate of Deli was a kingdom founded in 1630, as a tributary kingdom of the larger Sultanate of Aceh. Medan later became the capital of the Sultanate of Deli. Patimpus married the princess, and they and their sons founded a small village that they named Medan. While studying Islam with a local scholar, Patimpus fell in love with the princess of Pulo Brayan. Medan, Sumatra’s largest city, was founded July 1, 1590, by Guru Patimpus. The closeness and mutual support shown by the staff helped them get through challenging times during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medan’s locally employed staff gather at the principal officer’s residence for a celebration, January 2018.
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