Indonesia / Sumatra: Sultan Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah II (1864 – 1939), thirty-fifth and last sultan of Aceh, with servant and bodyguard. Aceh War (1873 - 1914)

The Aceh War, also known as the Dutch War or the Infidel War (1873–1914), was an armed military conflict between the Sultanate of Aceh and the Netherlands which was triggered by discussions between representatives of Aceh and the United Kingdom in Singapore during early 1873.

The war was part of a series of conflicts in the late 19th century that consolidated Dutch rule over modern-day Indonesia.

Sultan Alauddin Muhammad Da'ud Syah II (1864 – 6 February 1939) was the thirty-fifth and last sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra. He reigned from 1875 to 1903 in opposition to the Dutch colonial state. He surrendered to the Dutch in 1903.

The Dutch provided the sultan with a comfortable house and a monthly allowance of 1,200 guilders. In 1907 it was revealed that the sultan had secretly helped plan attacks on Dutch positions. The colonial authorities therefore resolved to exile him to Java and from thence to Ambon. In 1918 he was allowed to settle in Meester Cornelis (Jatinegara) in Batavia (Jakarta). The ex-sultan died there on 6 February 1939 and is buried in Rawamangun.

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