TIGA ZAMAN SUKU BAJO MENGUASAI PERAIRAN NUSANTARA (Sejak Kerajaan Sriwijaya, Majaphit, sampai Republik Indonesia dan dari Selat Malaka sampai Mindanao)

Abstract

The success of Sriwijaya since the 7th century controlled the Archipelago Ocean in the entire region of Sumatra to Malayasia because of its belief in the Bajo Tribe (Suku Laut, Bajau, Sama, Samal Bajo) who are skilled in shipbuilding technology, skilled in capturing seafood, war in the sea, to become one of the forces of the Navy and the Sriwijaya Trade Fleet. Sea tribes inhabit the estuary and coastal waters of eastern Sumatra, Riau Islands, and the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. The Bajo Tribe settlers in the archipelago admit their ancestors from Johor, which then spread across the coastal and remote islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, South Philippines, Siam and Cambodia. The Bajo tribe in the XIV century largely settled in Eastern Indonesia (mainly in Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo, and Maluku). The role played by the Bajo tribe in the past continues until the arrival of Europeans in the archipelago. Bajo tribe along with other maritime tribes, such as: Bugis tribe, Buton, Mandar, Madura, and Malay that form a network of maritime community relations in the country. In the era of the Republic of Indonesia today, the role of the Bajo Tribe is more strategic, in the effort of the government to improve the welfare of the fishermen community, such as the government's effort to build the Tol Toll, is a continuation of the business that has been initiated by the Bajo Tribe since the time of Sriwijaya Kingdom, Majapahit Kingdom, The unity of the Republic of Indonesia today.

Keywords: Bajo Tribe, Waters of Nusantara, Sriwijaya Kingdom, Majapahit Kingdom