The Batak People and the Heritage of Lake Toba

Most of the modern day history of the island is largely history of the Batak community. The first ruler of the Batak people, Si Raja Batak, who is supposed to have descended from above onto Mount Pusuk Buhit, is believed to be the single ancestor from whom all clans, or Margas, descend.
Stone seats and benches from 300 years ago are all that remains of the conference room of the rajas, one of the last of which is buried in an elaborate tomb on the island, and the ruins of the judgment place can also be seen.

Resulting from the influence of Dutch and German missionaries during the mid-19th century, most Bataks are now Christians, but the population has retained its own languages.

The Historical Location of Lake Toba and Samosir Island

Lake Toba and Samosir Island are located within the province of North Sumatra among the Indonesian Islands, a location within the India-China trade route, which nourished the flourishing of towns in the area.

Lake Toba: History of a volcanic mega explosion and its Legend

Scientists have concluded that huge Lake Toba found right in the center of North Sumatra was in fact created by one of the ancient earth’s mega explosions of a  supervolcano. A supervolcano is said to be capable of producing volcanic eruptions with ejecta or volcanic materials greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles), and thousand times larger than most historic volcanic eruptions. The colossal Mount Toba, along with the Yellowstone, Long Valley, and Valles Caldera in the United States; Taupo Volcano, North Island, New Zealand; and Aira Caldera, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan,  are known as the six most highlighted supervolcanoes of  planet earth.

Toba lake

As one of the deepest lakes in the world, the Southeast Asian Lake Toba, locally Danau Toba, has long attracted attention from travelers as a resort area, but the vast volcanic lake also has a history as deep as its waters.