Pekanbaru (Dreamland Library) - During the heyday of Bandar Malacca in the 15th century on the Malay Peninsula, in the Coal and Asahan regions of North Sumatra, many Minangkabau communities lived and implemented the Minangkabau system which was Matrilineal
Before turning into Patrilineal at the insistence of Sultan Deli. At present the Minangkabau descent has merged into the Malay communities of the east coast of North Sumatra.
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