Prabumulih

Prabumulih lies in the inland lowlands of southern Sumatra, between the Lematang and Ogan river systems. Local tradition remembers the settlement under the name Pehabung Uleh. Its founders chose raised ground and established several hamlets, bringing their descendants together under customary rules known as Simbur Cahaya. The place belonged to the Rambang country, whose communities were organized in local groups and whose rivers connected them with the wider Musi basin.