History Of Pariaman

Pariaman in ancient times is an area that is known by foreign merchants since 1500an. The oldest records about Tomec Pariaman found by Pires (1446-1524), a Portuguese sailor who worked for the Portuguese empire in Asia. He noted there have been traffic between India's trade with Pariaman, Tiku and Barus.

Two three Gujarat ships visit each year Pariaman bring cloth to the natives bartered with gold, aloes, camphor, wax and honey. Pires also said that Pariaman had held the horse trade that brought from Batak to the Land of Sunda.

Later, the French nation came about in 1527 under the command of a politician and businessman namely Jean Ango. He sent two merchant ships, led by two brothers namely Jean and Raoul Parmentier. Both these vessels had entered the offshore Pariaman and stop in Tiku and Indrapura. But his men languishing disease, so the record of two brothers is not much found.

Date 21 November 1600 for the first time the Dutch nation stopover in Tiku and Pariaman, ie 2 ships under the command of Paul van Cardeen which sailed from the north (Aceh and Pasaman) and then followed by another Dutch ship. Cornelis de Houtman who arrived in Sunda Kelapa 1596 Pariaman also pass through the waters.

Year 1686, the Pariaman (Pryaman as written in the notes to W. Marsden) began an association with the British.

As a region, located on the seashore, Pariaman has become a destination of trade and conquest of foreign nations who do cruise ships a few centuries ago. Port entreport Pariaman was very advanced. But with the passage of the port is getting lonely because one of the causes is the start of construction of the railroad from Padang to Pariaman in 1908.

When trade relations with various nations, cultures that they bring with acculturation with the local culture. Not surprisingly, until now the attitude of tolerance and mutual respect for differences in growth and development in Pariaman. During this trade, the tradition of the Ark (Tabuik) entered into Pariaman. According to historical records, the tradition of the Ark, was first performed by the traders who came from Gujarat and Persia. Every Muharram (Islamic month names), they carry the Ark as a form of mourning ritual they (followers of Shiite) for the killing of the grandson of Prophet Muhammad SAW in Karbela. In Karbela Hussein and his entire family in brutally massacred by the Umayyads troops led by Yazid bin Muawiyah. This event is celebrated in many Shiite Islamic state. In Pariaman, the Ark is increasingly widespread tradition when the Governor-General of England (Stamford Raffles) left Bengkulu towards Singapore, the British soldier from the Tamil and Muslim Gurkha many are spread on the island of Sumatra, including Pariaman. The tradition of the Ark was later to become community traditions Pariaman although most people are adherents of Islam Ahlulsunnahwaljama'ah Pariaman. 

When the period of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia, Pariaman become one of the strategic areas that became the basis of resistance against Dutch colonial. Through Pariaman Beach, smuggled weapons to the fighters, it's no wonder Tuanku Imam Bonjol a warlord in the area. In fact, Teuku Umar (Aceh fighters against the Dutch) is the son of Pariaman descent. In addition to producing tough fighters-fighters, Pariaman also generate a lot of great scholars who spread Islam in the archipelago. Tuanku Sungai Rotan, Tuanku Pariaman, Syech Burnahnuddin, Buya Faqih Saleh, Tuanku Sutan Darab, and others were born as a scholar and warrior.

In Pariaman, INS Kayutanam School was founded by Muhammad Syafe'i. In the Dutch colonial period this school (along with the Muhammadiyah and the Taman Siswa schools) in school called "Inlander" (rebels). This school is in addition to producing educated people are also behind many great painters of Indonesia.

During the first Dutch aggresi 1947, Pariaman a base defense of freedom fighters from the Dutch attack. Dutch troops difficulty mastered this area although it has been successfully mastered Padang and Bukittinggi, but because Pariaman have not mastered the Dutch troops could not freely run its colonial rule. Because the position Pariaman be between Padang and Bukittinggi. This ongoing resistance in Pariaman became the forerunners of the founding of the Indonesian Navy. when the Dutch handed over sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia in the Round Table conference, the Navy of the Republic of Indonesia on the move to Surabaya until now. First, at the intersection of Monument Pariaman standing navy, but monument is now replaced with a monument Ark (Tabuik), but the building that used fighters (Marine forces of the Republic of Indonesia) is still standing and used by PT. PLN (Persero).