In the Malay language "Medan" means a large place to gather. Since long ago Medan has been a meeting place for people who come from Hamparan Perak, Stabat, Suka Piring and other places. They came for trading, gambling and so forth.
When it was founded in 1590, Medan was just a small village called Medan Putri, which was built by Guru Patimpus, a descendant of Raja Singa Mahraja, who governed Negeri Bakerah in the Highlands of Karo. Around the 17th century Aceh and Deli Land competed to acquire this land. Due to its strategic location, which is on the meeting point of the rivers Deli and Babura - both formed a busy trading traffic route - Medan...
