In the colonial war waged by the Dutch in Aceh, it turned out that they could not rely on the uleebalang, or leaders of forces, as their allies. The leaders were too absorbed in their personal interests, could not be united and changed sides easily. In other words, when asked to assist the Dutch, the uleebalangs failed; on the other hand, they couldn’t even fight the Dutch. The Aceh war lasted 40 years because the supreme authority for t