Teuku Umar, born in Meulaboh of Aceh Barat in 1854, is the son of a man named Uleebalang Teuku Achmad Mahmud from marriage to the sister of the King of Meulaboh. He has two sisters and three brothers.
Ancestors of Umar was Datuk Makhudum Sati came from Minangkabau. He was a descendant of Radm Nanta is representative of the Sultanate of Aceh, in the reign of Sultan Iskandar Muda in Pariaman. [1]. One of the descendants Datuk Makhudum Sati ever credited against the Sultan of Aceh, which at that time was threatened by a general records wanted to seize power. Thanks to these services, that person was appointed with the title Uleebalang VI Mukim Teuku Nan Ranceh. Teuku Nan Ranceh had two sons namely Teuku Nanta loyal and Brutal Ahmad Mahmud. The death of Teuku Nan Ranceh, Teuku Nanta Loyal replacing his father as the Uleebalang VI Mukim. La had a daughter named Cut Nyak Seat [2].
Teuku Umar from small children known as a smart, brave, and sometimes scrappy with your peers. She also has traits that are harsh and unyielding in the face of all the problems. Teuku Umar never obtained formal education. Nevertheless, he was able to become a leader of a powerful, intelligent, and brave.
The Aceh War
When the Aceh war erupted in 1873 Teuku Umar participated fought alongside other Acehnese fighters, stomped on the new age of 19 years. At first he fought in his community himself, then continued to the West Aceh. At this young age, Teuku Umar already appointed keuchik gampong (village chief) in the area of Power Meulaboh. [2]
At the age of 20 years, Teuku Umar married Nyak Sofiah, children are Glumpang Uleebalang. To increase the degree of her, Teuku Umar later remarried to Nyak Malighai, daughter of Commander Sagi XXV Mukim.
In the year 1880, Teuku Umar married widow Cut Nyak Seat, daughter of his uncle Teuku Nanta faithful. The husband Cut His Deen, namely Teuku Ibrahim Lamnga died in June 1878 in battle against the Netherlands in Gle Tarun. The two then struggle with attacks against the outposts Netherlands.