The Minangs are one of the world's largest matrilineal societies/cultures/ethnic groups, with a population of 4 million in their home province West Sumatra in Indonesia and about 4 million elsewhere, mostly in Indonesia. The Minang people are well known within their country for their tradition of matrilineality and for their "dedication to Islam" – despite Islam being "supposedly patrilineal". This well-known accommodation, between their traditional complex of customs, called adat, and their religion, was actually worked out to help end the Minangkabau 1821–37 Padri War.
The Minangs are one of the world's largest matrilineal societies/cultures/ethnic groups with a population of 4 million in their home province West Sumatra in Indonesia and about 4 million elsewhere mostly in Indonesia The Minang people are well known within their country for their tradition of matrilineality and for their "dedication to Islam" – despite Islam being "supposedly patrilineal" This well-known accommodation between their traditional complex of customs called adat and their religion was actually worked out to help end the Minangkabau 1821–37 Padri War