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Analisis Sejarah Sosial Masyarakat Batubara Serta Dinamika Etnis dalam 'Mission to The East Coast of Sumatra' oleh John Anderson (Abad Ke-19) Maulana, Imran; Siregar, Yusra Dewi; Nasution, Kasron Muhsin
Socius: Jurnal Penelitian Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial Vol 3, No 4 (2025): November
Publisher : Penerbit Yayasan Daarul Huda Kruengmane

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17679815

Abstract

The Batubara community on the east coast of Sumatra possesses a unique cultural heritage and social structure, yet it remains insufficiently examined from a social-historical perspective. John Anderson’s travel account in Mission to the East Coast of Sumatra (1823) provides important insights into social life, traditional leadership, and interethnic dynamics in Batubara during the early 19th century. This study aims to uncover the social history of the Batubara community and to analyze patterns of ethnic dynamics that occurred within colonial and regional contexts as reflected in Anderson’s work. This research employs a qualitative method with a content-analysis approach to colonial texts as primary sources, supported by secondary data such as interviews with local figures and historical documentation. The findings show that the social structure of the Batubara community was built upon the Kedatukan system led by the Datuk Empat Suku, who held not only customary authority but also political and religious functions. Furthermore, ethnic dynamics in Batubara unfolded through interactions among Malay, Batak, and other groups, which fostered cultural acculturation, economic collaboration, and occasional social tensions that were addressed through local diplomatic strategies. Anderson’s representation of Batubara reveals a colonial perspective that tends to be biased, yet still offers significant ethnographic value for reassessing local history. Thus, this study affirms that a social-historical approach can effectively reconstruct collective identity and intergroup relations within the context of colonialism in East Sumatra.
Co-Authors Abdi Mubarak Syam Abidin, Syahrul Afrian, Riski Akbar, Jamilun Al Zufri, Al Zufri Alhafizh, Rahmat Andina, Syahna Wulan Ardiansyah, M. Rasyid Ardilla, Shintia Wanna Astari, Novia Aurindya, Alda Awiyah, Dumel AYU LESTARI Ayu, Nining Dia Ayundasari, Dewi Azhari, Abdi Azwar, Revan Batu Bara, Farhana Aziz Batubara, Epridasari Batubara, Farhan Aziz Dalimunthe, Astiana Sakinah Dari, Berliana Wulan Daulay, Maraimbang Dongoran, Mustofa Fahira, Jihan Fajrin, Sadiah Fitri, Mita Saskia Hannah, Hannah Harahap, Aftitah Harahap, Artika Hazra Harahap, Donna Sapitri Haryanto, Reza Hasan Asari Hasiando Herawati, Desi Humaerah, Humaerah Husein, Luthfy Hamid Husnayan, Muhammad Hanif Hutasiot, Siti Syarah Intan Sari Irmayana Irmayana, Irmayana Jayawarsa, A.A. Ketut Khusna, Leli Kurinci, Jannatul Hafni Lasmini, Hera Nurtandina Lubis, Afifi Takrimi Lubis, Siti Nurhaliza Manik, Deswita Saskia Humairah Manik, Vera Sriyuni Marpaung, Ira Fitri Lestari Maulana Malik, Maulana Maulana, Ilham Aji Maulana, Imran Maysaroh, Maysaroh Monang, Sori Mudrika, Annisa Dea Muslih Fathurrahman Naldo, Jufri Naldo Nasution, Cindy Fadilah Nasution, Kasron Muhsin Nasution, Rapita Sari Neila Susanti Nizam, Muhammad Khairul Nur, Muttaqin Padang, Perjanggut Emas Parinduri, Nurul Aulia Rahmatain, Imam Baihaqi Rahmawati, Rena Sri Ramadhan, Muhammad Faisal Rambe, Yusuf Hamdani Riski Pratama, Riski Ritonga, Nina Rahmadani Rivaldi, Alvin Sakti Ritonga Saputri, Saputri Saragih, Ahmad Rifki Sepriani, Laila Siagian, Asyah Simbolon, Sulistina Ratulani Siregar, Intan Nuriatama Siregar, Nofi Dayanti Siregar, Nurhafifah Siregar, Salsabila Syfa Siti Aisyah Situmorang, M.Ridho Suci Ramadhani, Suci Wahyuda, Tri Wahyuningsi, Tri Wandini, Putri Wardila, Indah Wasalwa, Manna Wibowo, Tegar Tri Yasmin, Nabila Yuniar, Rizkia Yusniah Yusniah, Yusniah Zain, Muhammad Fajar Aditya Zuhdi, Hafiz