Thursday, March 24, 2022
The Legend of the Beautiful Acehnese Woman and Her 99 Husbands, Who Died Mysteriously
Talking about Acehnese women, of course we will immediately remember the great characters like Cut Nyak Dien to Admiral Malahayati. It is not surprising why this is so, considering the performance of these figures is extraordinary. Discussing about Acehnese female figures, of course, not only the names that have been mentioned earlier, but there are several others that are no less phenomenal. One of them is Putroe Neng.
Not many Indonesians know this figure, but in Aceh, the name Putroe Neng has become a legend. He is told in various ways, but the most famous is his story and the 99 husbands who all died. According to the story Neng has a kind of magic and poison that can make all her husbands lifeless. Uniquely, all of these men died the same way, which was exposed to Neng's genitals.
Another version of Putroe Neng's story is that the 99 men were Aceh's enemies, which the tough woman managed to cut down. However, the most powerful story is the legend of Putroe Neng who killed her husbands.
The Origin of Putroe Neng
From several sources of existing articles, Putroe Neng is a woman of Chinese blood. After the leader of the Lamiri Kingdom died, Putroe Neng continued his father's mission to fight enemy soldiers in Sumatra. The figure, whose real name is Niang Lion Khie, was a woman with the rank of general and was Buddhist at that time.
Meurah Johan, Putroe's first husband who died
At that time the royal troops of Indra Purba succeeded in defeating Putroe Neng. Since then, Sultan Meurah Johan married Putroe Neng. Putroe Neng then agreed and began to embrace Islam. In the 16th century, finally Putroe Neng and Meurah Johan married. However, an unfortunate incident happened to Sultan Meurah Johan. He was found dead. His body was stiff and his lips turned blue after doing the first night with Putroe Neng. This tragic incident was not Putroe Neng's will. The woman was sad and confused when her husband died after the first night. This incident continued every time she married so many men died after marrying her.
Putroe Neng has magical poison
It is known that Putroe Neng has poison implanted in his genitals. The poison was planted by his grandmother when he was a teenager. Meanwhile, the black magic spell contained in the poison had been inserted into the bamboo. The bamboo is split into two parts. One piece is thrown into the mountain and the other piece is thrown into the ocean.
Sheikh Shia Hudam is the only man who survived
According to other information, it is said that Sheikh Shia Hudam is Putroe's teacher figure who has been teaching and educating him for a long time. Not long after, Sheikh Shia Hudam proposed to her. Finally, Putroe Neng and Sheikh Shia Hudam married. Even more surprising, Sheikh Shia Hudam was able to neutralize the poison in Putroe Neng's genitals. Putroe's 100th husband was finally able to spend the night
first safely. Sheikh Shia Hudam was able to cast all black magic spells on his wife. Even so, Putroe's aura of beauty began to dim. In addition, Sheikh Shia Hudam was also not blessed with offspring until Putroe Neng died.
Disclaimer about the story of Putroe Neng
The truth of Putroe Neng's story is a mystery. Few have tried to dig up the truth. Syamsuddin Djalil, an Acehnese culturalist, said that the story of the death of Putroe Neng's 99 husbands was just a legend. Even so, he still believes that the figure of Putroe Neng does exist. However, in reality, it is difficult to find evidence that Putroe Neng was indeed planted with black magic. The story of Putroe Neng was finally written by Ayi Jufridar in the form of a novel.
From that incident, many humanists interpreted that the 99 husbands were not the real husbands. The 99 husbands could be enemy troops who died while fighting against Putroe Neng. Logically, he argued that Putroe Neng could not have married 99 times in such a short time span. Of course, this is not commensurate with his age.