Witness Birth of Batam City

Nong Isa is the central figure Batam City formation. From the age of his reign calculated Batam City. Now, though grave no longer found, traces of our descendants can still see in Nongsa. The complex is located in the cemetery on a hill, on the cement sidewalk to Nongsa Beach. Not hard to find, because at the roadside on the left there is a sign prominently and have a roof like a typical houses Malays, which is red.

Board name yellow with black writing. There is written, Welcome to Raja Isa Family Tomb (Family of Daeng Parani) Nongsa. Yes, that's complex or a family funeral Nong zuriyat Isa, the establishment of a central figure Batam, 1829 years ago.

The entrance of the alley width of about 2 meters. Once there was a ladder stepped foot into the hills approximately 6 feet tall. On top, uneven burial complex. But adjusting to the contours of the hill, sloping.

In front of the hall there is a simple arch of yellow-green, again typical Malays. A sharp carving on the gate. At the funeral complex, the smell of paint still smelled. Almost in every corner of the colorful yellow and green.

When a group of Public Relations Government of Batam City kicked this place, the restoration of the family burial complex Nong Isa is still continuing. Gravestones in the cemetery complex that many are no longer intact. On average, small. Then where the tomb of Nong Isa? "This is his tomb zuriyat. If the tomb of Nong Isa until now unknown.

Nong Isa is the central figure Batam City formation. Historians Kepri Aswandi Syahri in writing about Raja Isa and the Early History of Government Impressions in Batam Island (1829 - 1913) mention, Nong Isa original name of Raja Isa. His father was Raja Ali, Lord Young of Riau V Cambodia bin Daeng Lord Riau Young III. Thus it is clear that King Jesus was a descendant of Lord Young of Riau. While his mother was the Raja Buruk binti Raja Abdulsamad.

In Dutch documents, Raja Isa is an important figure in the royal family of Riau. His name is recorded and juxtaposed with other figures such as Raja Jakfar Lord Young VI Riau, Raja Ahmad Raja Ali Haji's father, Datuk Ahmad Penggawa, Arong Bilawa, and others.

From the second wife of Raja Isa, get a few boys, who among other things: Raja Yakup, Raja Idris, Raja David, and Raja Husin. In the past, Raja Isa, and the family settled in the Nongsa Island and Sei Nongsa. Only Raja Husin who previously lived on the island of Nongsa, reportedly moved and settled in the island Penyengat when 87-year-old.

Sources oral and a tree on the island of Raja Jaafar mention Isa as a figure who opened a "new village" on the island of Batam is now known as the Nongsa. A village was outlined by JG Schot in Batam Island map (Battam De Archipel) the publication in 1882.

In fact, oral sources and growing heirloom stories on the Nongsa island Raja Jaafar name comes from a pet buckle, Raja Isa as the eldest son of Raja Ali of Lord Young Riau: Nong Isa. Perhaps because of the wrong pronunciation, slowly place the name of the village of Raja Isa in Batam island is changing its name to Nongsa.

Two Dutch source material from the year 1833 (Beknoopte Aantekening Stars over het eiland 1833) and 1837 (Beknopte Aantekening van Het eiland en Etablissant Star Nederlansch Eenige Behoorende Eilande toe Daar 1837) Aswandi found in the National Archives (ANRI) and the National Library (PNRI ), Jakarta, say, Raja Issah or Raja Isa lived in Nongsa.

Besides known as the opening of Nongsa, a document (actually a copy of a document) that is found in collections in ANRI Riouw Archive, said that Raja Isa has also been given the "power" in command of the shoreline surrounding Nongsa and under orders from the Emperor and Lord Young Riau.

This happened five years after the Treaty of London in 1824, and marked with the letter Comisaries well as Resident General Riouw, Lt. Col. Cornelis PJ Elout on Jumadil 22 H End of 1245 along with 18 or December 19, 1829 AD.

Dated December 18, 1829 this is what then made the day a city of Batam. That means, the age was 180 years Batam.