Nice post about South Africa Border that end in mozambique. I have history war in my country long time ago. That is war of netherlands and Aceh people. The Netherlands issued a war against the Sultanate of Aceh, a sovereign country in Sumatra. Thousands of soldiers sent. The Acehnese fight. The war lasted up to 31 years, one of the longest wars in world history.

General Frederik Nicolass Nieuwenhuijzen was angry at the Aceh Sultanate who refused to submit to the Dutch. The Dutch East Indies Vice President then sent a letter of invitation to the leader of the Aceh Sultan Alaidin Mahmudsyah, on March 22, 1873.

General Nieuwenhuijzen called for the suspension of diplomatic relations with the Aceh Sultanate and offered new negotiations between Aceh and the colonial government.

On November 2, 1871, the British once made a deal with the Kingdom of the Netherlands called the Sumatran treaty. Its contents are the United Kingdom of Great Britain did not object to the expansion of Dutch domination of Sumatra Island and canceled the preliminary agreement in the London Agreement 1824.

Second, the British trade and shipping of the Sultanate of Siak, Riau can be done. Similarly, all the sultanates in Sumatra are the responsibility of the Netherlands.

The agreement lies behind the colonial government's great desire to expand its colonies in Sumatra. The Dutch target is to conquer the Kingdom of Aceh. Though the Netherlands and Britain have recognized Aceh as an independent and sovereign state.

"Whereas Aceh was the first kingdom to recognize Dutch sovereignty when they were hit by war. But the Dutch deny and not recognize the kingdom of Aceh, "

As a result of the agreement, Sultan Alaidin Mahmudsyah directly made diplomatic relations with the United States Kosulat, the Italian Empire and the Ottoman Empire in Singapore. The Dutch were disturbed.

After the first letter was rejected, General Nieuwenhuijzen again sent his envoy to give a second letter to the sultan of Aceh. The contents were the outrage of the general's disappointment and accused Aceh of being unfriendly to his side. The Dutch also threatened to attack Aceh.

As the heir of blood of warriors from the sultan before him, Alaidin Mahmudsyah abstinence bow to the opponent. He welcomed the threat of General Nieuwenhuijzen by issuing informations to the people of Aceh willing to fight against the Dutch.

The relationship between Aceh and the Netherlands that has been going well since the 16th century is now heating up. Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah then sent three ambassadors of the Kingdom of Aceh led by Tuanku Abdul Hamid to establish diplomatic relations again with the Netherlands.

Abdul Hamid met Prince Maurits of the Dutch Empire in Middelburg, Capital of Zeeland Province in the Netherlands in August 1602. The first political visit was made between Southeast Asia and Europe.

Due to the cold weather, Abdul Hamid then became ill and died in the Netherlands. His body was buried in the churchyard, Zeeland. In 1940, the tomb was lost without a trace due to the brunt of the flood. The Dutch also built an inscription to commemorate the ambassador of the Sultanate of Aceh in 1978.