SEJARAH PEREKONOMIAN MASYARAKAT MINANGKABAU

In the Minangkabau area, farming is the main source of livelihood for the Minang community, in addition to mining such as gold and iron ore mining. Pepper is a crop that is loved by the world for all time. Produced in Minangkabau and distributed outside the region and even abroad through the mouths of the Bukit Barisan river to the East Coast. The Rantau area was used as a political arena between world powers at that time. In the economic aspect, Minangkabau has long been known as a trading city centered on the west coast (rantau coast) and the east coast (downstream). Since the 14th century the coastal region has played an important role in the gold trade. The port for exporting gold and pepper was popular among West Asian traders, such as Barus, Tiku, Pariaman and Bayang in the south. They traded it in large quantities. This coastal city became a stopover port for foreign traders to the island of Java. From the explanation above, it can be understood that the economic history of the Minangkabau people has been going on for quite a long time, so in reviewing the economic history of the Minangkabau people, the author focuses on aspects of the economic process carried out by the Minang people, which includes aspects of how the Minangkabau people produce something that can be utilized. production), then the distribution aspect here will tell how the Minangkabau community sells the goods they have produced, and finally which areas consume these Minangkabau products, which are used by other communities or the Minangkabau community itself