You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons:

This IP address has been blocked from editing Wikipedia.
This does not affect your ability to read Wikipedia pages.
Most people who see this message have done nothing wrong. Some kinds of blocks restrict editing from specific service providers or telecom companies in response to recent abuse or vandalism, and can sometimes affect other users who are unrelated to that abuse. Review the information below for assistance if you do not believe that you have done anything wrong.

The IP address or range 52.55.0.0/16 has been blocked (disabled) by ‪JJMC89‬ for the following reason(s):

The IP address that you are currently using has been blocked because it is believed to be a web host provider or colocation provider. To prevent abuse, web hosts and colocation providers may be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
You will not be able to edit Wikipedia using a web host or colocation provider because it hides your IP address, much like a proxy or VPN.
We recommend that you attempt to use another connection to edit. For example, if you use a proxy or VPN to connect to the internet, turn it off when editing Wikipedia. If you edit using a mobile connection, try using a Wi-Fi connection, and vice versa. If you are using a corporate internet connection, switch to a different Wi-Fi network. If you have a Wikipedia account, please log in.
If you do not have any other way to edit Wikipedia, you will need to request an IP block exemption.

How to appeal if you are confident that your connection does not use a colocation provider's IP address:
If you are confident that you are not using a web host, you may appeal this block by adding the following text on your talk page: ((unblock|reason=Caught by a colocation web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. My IP address is _______. Place any further information here. ~~~~)). You must fill in the blank with your IP address for this block to be investigated. Your IP address can be determined here. Alternatively, if you wish to keep your IP address private you can use the unblock ticket request system. There are several reasons you might be editing using the IP address of a web host or colocation provider (such as if you are using VPN software or a business network); please use this method of appeal only if you think your IP address is in fact not a web host or colocation provider.

Administrators: The IP block exemption user right should only be applied to allow users to edit using web host in exceptional circumstances, and requests should usually be directed to the functionaries team via email. If you intend to give the IPBE user right, a CheckUser needs to take a look at the account. This can be requested most easily at SPI Quick Checkuser Requests. Unblocking an IP or IP range with this template is highly discouraged without at least contacting the blocking administrator.

This block will expire on 05:24, 2 April 2025.

Even when blocked, you will usually still be able to edit your user talk page, as well as email administrators and other editors.

For information on how to proceed, please read the FAQ for blocked users and the guideline on block appeals. The guide to appealing blocks may also be helpful.

Other useful links: Blocking policy · Help:I have been blocked
Your IP address is in a range that has been blocked on all Wikimedia Foundation wikis. The block was made by ‪Jon Kolbert‬. The reason given is Open proxy/Webhost: See the help page if you are affected .
- Start of block: 05:38, 21 February 2024
- Expiry of block: 05:38, 21 February 2029
Your current IP address is 52.55.154.172. The blocked range is 52.55.0.0/16. Please include all above details in any queries you make. If you believe you were blocked by mistake, you can find additional information and instructions in the No open proxies global policy. Otherwise, to discuss the block please post a request for review on Meta-Wiki. You could also send an email to the stewards VRT queue at stewards@wikimedia.org including all above details.

You can view and copy the source of this page:

((Short description|Malay title))
((More citations needed |date=July 2020 ))
((Cleanup lang |date=October 2020 ))
'''Datuk''' (or its variant '''Dato''' or '''Datu''') is a [[Malay language|Malay]] title commonly used in [[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Malaysia]], as well as a traditional title by [[Minangkabau people]] in [[West Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]].<ref>((citation|url= http://wacanaetnik.fib.unand.ac.id/index.php/wacanaetnik/article/download/21/23 |title=ASAL USUL DAN MAKNA NAMA GELAR DATUAK DI NAGARI NAN TUJUAH KECAMATAN PALUPUH KABUPATEN AGAM|work=Wacanaetnik.fib.unand))</ref>

The title of the wife of Datuk is '''Datin'''.

== Origin ==
The oldest historical records mentioning about the title ''datuk'' is the 7th century [[Srivijaya]]n inscriptions such as [[Telaga Batu inscription|Telaga Batu]] from [[Palembang]], [[Indonesia]], to describe lesser kings or vassalized kings. It was called ''dātu'' in [[Old Malay language]] to describe regional leader or elder,<ref>Casparis, J.G., (1956), ''Prasasti Indonesia II: Selected Inscriptions from the 7th to the 9th Century A.D.'', Dinas Purbakala Republik Indonesia, Bandung: Masa Baru.</ref>  a kind of [[chieftain]] that rules of a collection of ''[[kampung]]s'' (villages) called [[Kedatuan]]. The Srivijaya empire was described as a network or [[Mandala (Southeast Asian history)|mandala]]<ref>((Cite web |last= |title=mandal meaning in Hindi ((!)) mandal translation in Hindi |url=https://www.shabdkosh.com/dictionary/hindi-english/mandal/mandal-meaning-in-english |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=SHABDKOSH |language=en))</ref> that consisted of settlements, villages, and ports each ruled by a datu that vowed their loyalty (''persumpahan'') to the central administration of Srivijayan [[Maharaja]]. Unlike the indianized title of [[raja]] and [[maharaja]], the term datuk was also found in the [[Philippines]] as [[datu]], which suggests its common native [[Austronesian language|Austronesian]] origin. The term ''kadatwan'' or ''kedaton'' refer to the residence of datuk, equivalent with [[keraton]] and [[Palace|istana]]. In later [[Mataram Sultanate|Mataram]] Javanese culture, the term kedaton shifted to refer the inner private compound of the keraton, the residential complex of king and royal family.

== Usage ==
=== Title of honours ===
((see also|List of Datuk titles))
In [[Brunei]] and [[Malaysia]], Datuk or Dato is related to each country's [[order (decoration)|orders]] (((lang|ms|darjah kebesaran))). In general, it is a title or the prefix of a title given to a person upon being conferred with certain orders of honour. The power to bestow the order, thus the title, lies with the country's [[sovereign]] ([[Sultan of Brunei|Sultan]] in Brunei, and [[Yang Di-Pertuan Agong]] in Malaysia for federal orders) as well as the ceremonial leaders of the [[states of Malaysia]] for state orders.

The usage of the variant spelling "Datuk" and "Dato" is differentiated in the following manner: "Datuk" is conferred by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]], the non-hereditary Malaysian state leader which is nominated by the state legislature. Meanwhile, "Dato" is conferred by a [[Sultan]], the royal head of Brunei and some Malaysian states, as well as [[Yamtuan Besar]] which is the royal head of the Malaysian state of [[Negeri Sembilan]].

A woman conferred with the order in her own right may be given with the title in which the word "Datuk" or "Dato" is replaced with "Datin". Nevertheless, a woman may still be given the masculine form of the title.

The wife of a man conferred with Datuk or Dato is given the title "Datin". However, the husband of a woman who has been given such a title is not given any Datuk-related title.

Permission will not be given for a UK citizen to use any title associated with a foreign or Commonwealth award in the UK. Meaning that anyone with the title Datuk or Dato can not be referred to as "Sir" and can only be referred to by their given title.<ref>((Cite web |title=Rules governing the acceptance and wearing of foreign and Commonwealth orders, decorations and medals by citizens of the United Kingdom and her Overseas Territories |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-rules-on-the-acceptance-of-foreign-awards/rules-governing-the-acceptance-and-wearing-of-foreign-and-commonwealth-orders-decorations-and-medals-by-citizens-of-the-united-kingdom-and-her-overse |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=GOV.UK |language=en))</ref>

In 1808 a principal advisor of Sultan Tajuddin of Songkhla in present-day Thailand had an advisor/chancellor by name of Datuk Maharaja. This shows the early use of the title.<ref>"The Battle for Junk Ceylon" (present-day Phuket), C.Skinner, Dordrecht 1985, p.7</ref>

=== Minangkabau tradition ===
((main|Datuk (Minangkabau)))
In [[Indonesia]], datuk refers to honorific title of traditional community, especially among [[Malay Indonesian|Malay]] and [[Minangkabau people]]. It is functioned as a title reserved for community leader that deals with traditions and community affairs. Indonesia titles are not recognoised in Malaysia or Brunei.

In Minangkabau tradition, Datuk (or ''Datuak'') is a traditional, honorary title bestowed on a person by the agreement of a people or tribe in the [[Minangkabau language]], spoken by the [[Minangkabau people]].<ref>Navis A.A., (1984), ''Layar Terkembang Jadi Guru: Adat dan Kebudayaan Minangkabau'', Jakarta: PT. Grafiti Pers ((in lang|id)).</ref> The title of ''Datuk'' was agreed upon by local, traditional leaders (''Kerapatan Adat Nagari''). The title engenders great respect, and is only used for Minangkabau men who have become stakeholders of traditional leaders or ''penghulu'' (noblemen) for a particular tribe. When the title is bestowed, it is celebrated with a traditional ceremony (''Malewa Gala'') and a banquet.

Unlike other [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] traditions, the title of ''datuk'' in Minangkabau is inherited according to the [[Matrilineality|matrilineal system]]. When a ''datuk'' dies his title may pass to his brother or nephew, whoever is closest in the maternal line. If there is no maternal relative, it may be given to another tribal member with the agreement of the tribe.

In the tradition of the [[Toba Batak people]], a datu is magician-priest who teach divination and magic via his book the [[pustaha]].

==See also==
((div col|colwidth=15em))
* [[Malay styles and titles#Datuk|Malay styles and titles]]
* [[Indian honorifics]], Indonesian and Malay titles originated from these
* [[Greater India]]
* [[Indosphere]]
* [[Princely state]]
* [[Principality]] 
((div col end))

==References==
((reflist))

[[Category:Honorifics]]
[[Category:Malay culture]]
[[Category:Noble titles of Indonesia]]
[[Category:Malaysian honours list]]

Pages transcluded onto the current version of this page (help):

Datuk (edit)
Template:Ambox (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Citation (view source) (protected)
Template:Cite web (view source) (protected)
Template:Cleanup lang (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Div col (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Div col/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Div col end (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Find sources mainspace (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:In lang (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Lang (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Main (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Main other (view source) (protected)
Template:More citations needed (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Pagetype (view source) (protected)
Template:Reflist (view source) (protected)
Template:Reflist/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Template:SDcat (view source) (protected)
Template:See also (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Short description (view source) (protected)
Template:Short description/lowercasecheck (view source) (protected)
Template:Template link (view source) (protected)
Template:Tl (view source) (protected)
Module:Arguments (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/blacklist (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/data (view source) (protected)
Module:Category handler/shared (view source) (protected)
Module:Check for unknown parameters (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1 (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/COinS (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Date validation (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Whitelist (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Disambiguation/templates (view source) (protected)
Module:Exponential search (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Find sources (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Find sources/config (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Find sources/links (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Find sources/templates/Find sources mainspace (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Format link (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Hatnote (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Hatnote/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Hatnote list (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:In lang (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Labelled list hatnote (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Lang (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Lang/ISO 639 synonyms (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Lang/data (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Language/data/iana languages (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Language/data/iana regions (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Language/data/iana scripts (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Language/data/iana suppressed scripts (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Language/data/iana variants (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Message box (view source) (protected)
Module:Message box/ambox.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Message box/configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Namespace detect/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Namespace detect/data (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/disambiguation (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/setindex (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/softredirect (view source) (protected)
Module:SDcat (view source) (protected)
Module:String (view source) (protected)
Module:TableTools (view source) (protected)
Module:Unicode data (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Unicode data/scripts (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Unsubst (view source) (protected)
Module:Wikitext Parsing (view source) (protected)
Module:Yesno (view source) (protected)

Return to Datuk.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datuk"