Painting of Fort Van der Capellen in 1826

Batusangkar (batu: stone, rock, sangkar: diagonal) is a town, and the capital of the Tanah Datar regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia. Tanah Datar is a regency (kabupaten) in West Sumatra province, Indonesia. ... Motto: Tuah Sakato. ...

The town is nearby the seat of the Minangkabau royalty established by Adityawarman in Pagaruyung, and the reconstructed Pagaruyung Palace. A number of stones bearing inscriptions (batu bersurat) left by Adityavarman remain in the region, and these are the first written records of West Sumatra. After the death of Adityavarman no more stone inscriptions were produced. The Minangkabau ethnic group (also known as Minang or Padang) is indigenous to the highlands of West Sumatra, in Indonesia. ... Adityawarman was a prince in the Majapahit empire during the 14th century, and a blood relative of Hayam Wuruk. ... Pagaruyung (also Pagarruyung and Pagar Ruyung) was the seat of Minangkabau kings, though little is known about it. ...

The town was known as Fort Van der Capellen during colonial times in reference to the Dutch outpost established here during the Padri War. The fort was built between 1822 and 1826, and named after then Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, Godert van der Capellen. The city was officially renamed Batusangkar in 1949, replacing its colonial name. The Padri War also called Minangkabau War is the name given to the skirmishes fought by Dutch troops from 1821 to 1837 in West Sumatra, Indonesia. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies represented the Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies between 1610 and the recognition of the independence of Indonesia in 1945. ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands-Indië) was the name of the colonies set up by the Dutch East India Company, which came under administration of the Netherlands during the 19th century (see Indonesia). ...

Coordinates: 0°27′S, 100°35′E The province (Indonesian: provinsi) is the highest tier of local government subnational entity in Indonesia. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...