The Hamlet at Botuang
Kingdom of Alang = Koto village BOTUANG?>>
During three hours the team Sungaikuantan.com (SKC) journey through the land to the City Taluk Kuantan the capital of Regency Kuantan Singingi (Regency Kuansing) from the center of Pekanbaru (Riau Pripinsi), on sunday and the third third day in October, the drop-ujan rinrik accompany the team SKC. SKC is the purpose of the team Mudik District of Kuantan, disitulah there Botuang Hamlet in the Village Sangau.
To achieve this Botuang Hamlet take about half an hour from the city center Taluk Kuantan, disinilah there is the temple, the temple is called strong because it is suspected there is a temple there that was very long tebenam. For up to the temple kelokasi SKBC this team go through a small river called Sungai Salo and dilintasi the suspension bridge made of wood, for people who are not through will feel nervous because when he passed wiggle.
Hamlet Botuang this store many Cagar Cultural Objects (BCB), which often found the local people are not deliberately, when to dig up soil and gardening or simply managing the home page, such as jewelry made of gold: rings, necklaces, bracelets, and also hand tailor fishhook. According to the story of local residents, the initial findings Herlita told this, when one of the dream people were not known to dig up a jar containing jewelry, after having dug at the indicated persons unknown in the mimpim. But unfortunately the jar again immerse ourselves, as "When the jar is a dream to have a blood didarahi Black Goat, difficult to obtain because the blood is replaced with the Black Dogs, therefore he returned sink into the ground," said Herlita.
This is justified by the Head of Dusun Jailani Wednesday Botuang, "since then many people who take the land around the former excavation jar is fed to the River Salo, and find the gold, even there was a ring-shaped, ring, eye hook and needle needle, approximately kejadiannya seven tens of years, "said Jailani Wednesday. Because the extraction of a jar was found dibekas terminated upon agreement of figures Kenegerian traditional Koto Lubuk Jambi Gajah Tunggal.
In addition to jewelry made of gold, the most frequently found is the local ancient brick, measuring approximately one and a time span span two square-span adults. "If we dig to the depth of about one meter course, we can find this ancient bricks are arranged neatly in the ground," said Jailani Wednesday. From finding the ancient bricks are mostly done research and digging, digging. M in 1955 had done digging and found a bottle of Arca, Arca, and until now not known her again.
"Formerly, the local community does not recognize the value of the statue as a heritage of priceless value of the site as an ancient civilization, the people sell them," said village head yasir Sangau. "It is be pitied," sesalnya. At last known to be digging in the year 2007 conducted by the ancient stone Sangkar in collaboration with the Office of Tourism Riau Province without sepengatahuan Pemangku People and Local Government.
In the process they find the previous mantra of sangskerta written on bits of gold that is currently not known existence. "We kecolongan that time," said Suhernita Head of Section (Kasi) Pengkajian History and Traditional Values, the Office of Cultural Arts and Tourism (Disbudsianipar) Singingi Regency Kuantan (Kab. Kuansing), Suhernita add, the lack of Human Resources (HR) and at this time Disbudsianipar Kab. Kuansing focus on physical development, "For this year we focus on the development of physical objects to parawisata Air Terjun Guruh Gemurai in the Village Kasang, District of Kuantan Mudik," explained.
This is justified by Drs. Syafrinal, M. Si Disbudsianipar head, a new position about six months ago, "Too much weakness that we experienced in the treatment of tourism objects and historical sites is our disadvantage." Syafrinal said when SKBC encountered in the space of the Regional Government Office Complex ( Pemda) Kab. Kuansing, Thursday (23/10) ago.
To anticipate similar events, has been trying Syafrinal as closely as possible, "We have formed a team of data collectors items and sites of tourism history in every district," in addition Syafrinal expect sumbangsi we shared, and private parties who want to infuse capital to the development of tourism objects and sites of historic in Kab. Kuansing. "I am proud with the youth at this time caring for art, culture and media parawisata Kuansing through the Internet, one that I see http://sungaikuantan.blogspot.com serious in this," said Syafrinal.
Kingdom Koto Alang
A large number found Cagar Cultural Objects (BCB) in the Hamlet Botuang, suspected of a strong stand here with the name of the kingdom of Hindu Kingdom of Koto Alang, even though there is no scientific research is revealing. Mahmud Sulaiman (68) Tomo-title Datuk, a prominent indigenous Kenegerian Koto Jambi Lubuk Gajah Tunggal, was a descendent of Raja Alang Koto Kingdom. The temple is located in the Hamlet Botuang is under control as traditional leaders.
If there are people, or researchers who want to know detail about the story of the temple community Botuang recommend Hamlet Datuk Tomo to researchers, "We here do not know much about the history of the temple, that I know that oversees the temple, namely Datuk Tomo," said Wednesday Jailani Head Botuang Hamlet. This is also in benarkan by yasir Sangau village head, "If the history of the temple we submit to the customs figures for the temple authorities, he Datuk Tomo," said yasir, "All the device does not have the village who know the detail," added the man graduates High School (SMA) is, when the teams met in the room SKBC work Thursday (23/10) ago.
So that the team's SKBC and explored, and the team visited SKBC Tomo Datuk kekediaman located in Koto Jambi Lubuk Gajah Tunggal, and he menceritaka about the temple to the team's passage BM legend Kenegerian Koto Jambi Lubuk Gajah Tunggal. Legend has been destroyed eaten era, now Datuk Tomo try again membukukannya from ingatannya results, and results of the research team from The Kingdom of Kandis, in Jambi Kenegerian Koto Lubuk Gajah Tunggal.
This team in koordinatori by Pebri Mahmud Al-Hamidi, of Drs. H. Syafri Yoes, Triwan Hardi, SH., Agusrisal SR, Hardimansyah, Jhon Herizon Patra, King Bastian, SE., Drs. H. Mukhlis MR., MSi., Kuantan Mudik Family Association (IKKM) Pekanbaru, Student Association and Student Mudik Kuantan (HPMKM) Pekanbaru. Directed by Penghulu shoots Kenagorian Koto Lubuk Jambi Gajah Tunggal (Mahmud Sulaiman Dt. Syamsinar Tomo and Dt. Rajo Suaro) along with all Pemangku Ceremony in the Koto Region Kenagorian Jambi Lubuk Gajah Tunggal. "Once the materials have been collected and all can dipertanggung jawabkan will soon be published in book form," said Datuk Tomo.
Based on the legend is the kingdom of Koto Alang is the development of the Kingdom of Kandis, "In the Kingdom of Kandis jayanya many seizure of power occurred from people who feel able, they want to seize power and eventually secede from the Kingdom of Kandis," said Datuk Tomo. So stand Kerajan Koto Alang in the year to 2 M, Aur Kuning king title, he has Patih (Deputy King) and Temenggung (King's).
"The Kingdom of Koto Alang the power struggle there between the kingdom," And in the kingdom of 6 M Koto Kandis attack the Kingdom of Alang. Kingdom won Kandis. Raja Aur Kuning fled to Bali, "That is the origin of the name means River of the King Salo bukak cello-open cross-legged, in the Hamlet Botuang." Because the subject does not want the government under the Kingdom of Kandis, Patih Temenggung and fled to the West to the Mount Merapi ( West Sumatra) and change their names, Datuk Perpatih Patih become a nan and a Temenggung Datuk Ketemenggungan, "Both leaders that this is a legendary figure Minangkabau adat." Tomo said Datuk.
Raja Aur Kuning survival at this time are found which can be Mustika Elephant of ping pong ball, which is found in the Yellow Aur Raja Gajah Tunggal head while Raja Aur Kuning defeat Gajah Tunggal-ivory have one because, with the spear killed Sogar Jantan. The "King of Aur Kuning killed Gajah Tunggal is now called Lopak Gajah Mati located on the southern market Lubuk Jambi, Mustika and Gading Gajah Tunggal, I still saved, except that Ivory Single has sold one of my family, when I do not berda dikampung in 1976, is be pitied, "said Datuk barbate this. River that flows beside Lopak is called Dead Elephant with Trunk Simujur, which means fortunate / lucky to kill the elephant.
Prof. Suwardi. MS, a historian Riau, had malakukan search with Datuk Tomo about the Kingdom and the Kingdom of Koto Kandis Alang, and stopped because of the "Kingdom of Kandis there told a glimpse of the Book of Country Kertagama, Kandis Kingdom is located in Rantau Kuantan, the search is stopped with human resources and financial constraints, "said Suwardi. Until this paper have not yet published pembenahan of historic sites located in the Hamlet Botuang, Sangau Village, Kec. Kuantan Mudik, Kab. Kuansing, in Riau Province.
Source: Kerajaan Koto Alang