Some Minangkabau adat leaders signed an agreement inviting Dutch intervention against Padri forces. It reflected internal conflict but also opened a route for Dutch expansion inland. It should not be read as consent by all Minangkabau communities to colonial rule.
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What was the Padang pact of 1821?
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Some adat leaders invited Dutch intervention; it did not represent unanimous consent.