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Negeri Sembilan chieftains seated (middle row) with Tuanku Muhammad Shah (second from left), 1903. The Undang Yang Empat (Negeri Sembilan Malay: Undang Nan Ompek; Jawi: أوندڠ يڠ امڤت) are the ruling chiefs or territorial chiefs who play an important role in the election of a new Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Present day, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan is the Minangkabau of Pagaruyung descent. They are elected by a council of ruling chiefs in the state, or the Undangs . Due to the implementation of the Adat Perpatih , the Minangkabau of Negeri Sembilan still inherit their tribes and inheritance based on the matrilineal line.
Rembau still maintains the old district ruler, which used to be called the district head or Penghulu. Now the title is Yang Teramat Mulia Undang Luak Rembau. He is one of the electors to the throne of Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, besides Sungai Ujong, Jelebu, Johol and Tampin.
The Rembau Museum in Astana Raja, a replica of Raja Melewar's palace shortly after his coronation as Yamtuan Besar in nearby Kampung Penajis. The Minangkabau people were the first migrant community to settle in the area north of the Malacca Sultanate which eventually formed the confederation of Negeri Sembilan circa the 15th century.
The monarch is styled Yang di-Pertuan Besar or shortened as Yamtuan Besar ('the grand ruler'). [1] The first three monarchs namely, Melewar, Hitam and Lenggang came from Pagaruyung in Sumatra, and were invited to rule the confederacy of Minangkabau Luaks of Negeri Sembilan. The accession of the locally-born Radin marked the end of the practice ...
Seri Menanti (Negeri Sembilan Malay: Soghi Monanti or Sonanti) is a town, a mukim, and a state assembly constituency in Kuala Pilah District, central Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, located 33 km (20.5 m) east of the state capital city of Seremban and 14 km (8.7 m) southwest of Kuala Pilah.
Adat Perpatih (also known as Lareh Bodi Caniago in Indonesia) are customary laws which originated in the Minangkabau Highlands in Sumatra, Indonesia. It was founded by a Minangkabau leader named Sutan Balun, more famously known as Dato Perpatih Nan Sebatang.
The Customs Museum (Malay: Muzium Adat) is a museum in Kuala Klawang, Jelebu District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, which exhibits facets and lifestyle of the Malaysian people and identity of Negeri Sembilan.