[2] Cut Nyak Dhien was born into a Muslim aristocratic family in Aceh Besar in VI mukim district in 1848.

She was renowned for her beauty, and many men proposed to her until her parents arranged for her marriage to Teuku Cek Ibrahim Lamnga, the son of an aristocratic family, when she was twelve.

The Dutch army sent 3,000 soldiers led by Johan Harmen Rudolf Köhler to take the Sultan's palace.

In 1875, Cut Nyak Dhien and her baby, along with other mothers, were evacuated to a safer location while her husband Ibrahim Lamnga fought to reclaim VI mukim.

The Dutch army welcomed him and appointed him as a commander, giving him the title of Teuku Umar Johan Pahlawan, though he secretly planned to betray them.

Two years later Teuku Umar set out to assault Aceh, but instead departed with his troops, heavy equipment, weapons, and ammunition, using these supplies to help the Acehnese.

This is recorded in Dutch history as "Het verraad van Teukoe Oemar" (the treason of Teuku Umar).

Despite desperately fighting back, Dhien was captured, but her daughter Cut Gambang escaped and continued the resistance.