Pongtiku biography sample
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Pong Tiku
Torajan guerrilla fighter (1846–1907)
Pong Tiku | |
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| Born | c.
1846 near Rantepao, Sulawesi |
| Died | 10 July 1907(1907-07-10) (aged 60–61) Tondon, Tana Toraja, Dutch East Indies |
| Cause of death | Shot |
| Resting place | Tondon, Tana Toraja |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1880–1907 |
Pong Tiku (also spelled Pontiku and Pongtiku; c.
Pongtiku biography sample
1846 – 10 July 1907), known among his Buginese allies as Ne' Baso, was a Torajan leader and guerrilla fighter who operated in southern Sulawesi, part of modern-day Indonesia.
The son of the lord of Pangala', after Tiku captured the neighbouring kingdom Baruppu' he became its leader, later ruling Pangala' after his father's death.
By exploiting the coffee trade and allying with the lowlands Buginese, Tiku was able to obtain large amounts of wealth, land, and power. During the Coffee War (1889–1890), his capital at Tondon was razed by another lord, but retaken the same day.
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