Buthhuni in the History Of Culture

Each community groups everywhere always have the view (philosophy) in life. This philosophy is based on the belief that dianutnya either religion or religious earth sky (celestial). The values of this wisdom is not only esteemed as an idea but then realized with the real work in both our personal, community and state.

Sultan, Sapati, Kenepulu, Kapitalau, Bonto Ogena, Siolimbona, Bobato, Bobato Siolipuna, Bobato Bana Tables, Bobato Mancuana collected in the Sultanate Buthuuni governance structure, area and power have ended when the government abolished swpraja 1960. But in the perspective of cultural greatness and authority structure of the administration is still needed in today's era of regional autonomy. Pangka - thus the term for high officials of State that acts as a traditional leader in the Sultanate Buthuuni governance structure when it is rarely heard and that name is no longer friendly with our daily life. Unfortunately the name of honor and sacred position in the past threatened to disappear from collective memory and our daily conversations. The names of these positions have our ears to foreigners and even this collective experience is no longer known among the younger generation.

Based on archives and manuscripts Kingdom / Sultanate Buthuuni (read Buton) is a sovereign kingdom that was founded in the mid 13th century and changed the status of his government became the Sultanate of State on 1 Ramadan 948 H (1540 M) when it officially accepted Islam as a religion State. From the sources of kabenci-kabenci (manuscripts) and Tula-Tula (traditional oral) stored in various languages and versions incised various information grandeur and glory of the Kingdom / Sultanate Buthuuni in the past.

Kabe-kabenci (manuscripts) and Tula-Tula (traditional oral) is inherited from generation to generation from generation generation incised various information such as regulatory issues, system and structure of government, state regulations and societal leadership and others who can categorized as a source of rich history of the Kingdom / Sultanate Buthuuni. Through kabe-kabenci it is known that Wolio - Buthuuni (Buton) is an early modern state has developed a structure of government, central and local zoning that has sovereignty over about 7 centuries, the king has reigned 6 people and 37 people sultan.

Power area Kingdom / Sultanate Buthuuni consists of central and local government by central government is Wolio (now the City Baubau) and kekusaaan area consists of Barata and Kadie islands region that includes parts of southeastern peninsular Southeast Sulawesi consisting of Buthuuni Island (Buton), Muna Island , Kabaena Island, Islands Tiworo, Tikola, Tobeya, Tobeya Tobeya Big and Small, Island Makassar, Kadatua Island, Masiri, and Siompu Island, Talaga Big Island, Small Island Talaga, Poleang, thatch, Wawonii Island, Wanci Island, Island Tomia and Binongko Island. From the whole region there are 72 Kadie and 4 regions Barata. The four areas are Barata Barata Tiworo, Barata Kolencusu, Barata Muna and Barata Kaedupa.

The period since the government started the First King Wa Kaa Kaa up with La Ode Muhammad Sultan Falihi as a last sultan died in 1960. Entering the post-independence period, cultural brilliance Wolio Buthuuni stagnated along with the exposure to the wave of modernization in the global era, culture increasingly Wolio Buthuuni fall into oblivion slowly eroded and finally to the threshold of decline. Amid the setbacks that culture still menyisahkan Wolio Buthuuni greatness to be a reference and guidance in order for the cultural revival Wolio Buthuuni should be promoted with various activities such as institutional arrangements, research and scientific assessments and remainder history and culture in order to reconstruct back the values of wisdom Buthuuni Wolio history and culture.