Between Women, throne, and Power: Religious Transformation in Kagaua Palu, 1600-1904

Abstract

This study examines the discourse of women, the throne, and power as a founda-tion for thinking that led to the transformation of religion in Kagaua Palu’s history from 1600 to 1904. Few studies on women reveal its connection with the change of Islam in Palu. this study uses a qualitative-historical method with heuristic stages, source criticism, inter-pretation, and historiography. the data sources for this research are colonial manuscripts, newspapers, and some utterances (oral information). the study shows that religious transformation drives tradition in Kagaua Palu to experience a shift, seen from the shifting matri-lineal system to the patrilineal, even though this does not apply in general. In addition, the religious transformation has also led to a shift in local cultural awareness and the birth of a dynamic Islamic understanding that has opened the broadest possible access. In general, the To Kaili woman has become a pillar of the forerunner to the throne and power, accompa-nied by a religious transformation in Kagaua Palu. In conclusion, To Kaili women are essen-tial in developing Palu Muslim society. that becomes a comparative narrative that erodes patriarchal nuances in Indonesian historiography.