Achinese
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The Rajahs submitted, paid an indemnity, gave hostages, yielded up the surviving victims, and undertook to have no more dealings with the Achinese.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick
At some places we saw some small hogs, which we could have bought of them reasonably; but we would not offend our Achinese friends, who were Mahometans.
From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by Kloss, C. Boden
The unconquerable independence of the Achinese, fiercely resenting the sovereignty of Holland, proves an insoluble problem to the Dutch methods of subjugation.
From Through the Malay Archipelago by Richings, Emily
The Achinese proved that; they held the force at bay for hours in a gorge, though less than a score.
From The Woodlands Orchids by Boyle, Frederick
General van Hentsz carried on a successful campaign in 1898 seq., but in 1901, the principal Achinese chiefs on the north coast having surrendered, the pretender-sultan fled to the Gajoes, a neighbouring inland people.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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