ECONOMY

  • Dominates the settlements and raided Non-Padris villages for a variety of reasons.
  • Encouraging trades; to protect the trade interest (gold production)
  • Revenge against adat progression; destruction of enemy property, appropriation of cattle as well as buffalo and all flowing back to the victorious villages.


SOCIAL

  • The approach in understanding the text of Islam differs from 
  • Obliged man to grow his beard or else to be fined
  • Prohibited men or women from cutting their teeth on pain of being fined one adult cow
  • Women have to wear burka covering her whole body save her eyes and hands if they want to appear in the public.
  • A person who found neglecting the salah (daily prayers) will be punished the first time with a fine of 5 guldens, and the second time with condemnation to death.
  • Radical Dogma (indoctrinated people and imposed on their dress code) imposed to the society.
  • Those who disobeyed would be punished.
  • The Padris also formulated religion-based laws
  • Slavery was permissible
  • They also ignored the concept of Rahman


POLITIC

  • Padri Wars spanning almost 40 years, started from 1803-1837
  • The adat appealed to Dutch for help to defend themselves against the Padris. (21st February 1821)
  • Finally, the Dutch dominated Minangkabau, the last and the most important stronghold of the Padris.
  • During the many years of wars, Dutch and imam Bonjol signed a peace deal agreement in 1824, but soon ruined the deal.

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  • In 1843, the population of Minangkabau remained quiet until the beginning of the twelfth century
  • Padri movement collapsed
  • Minangkabau remains an Islamic region regardless.