Discourse on Gayo through Historical Narration: Linge Kingdom, Loyang Mendale, and Loyang Ujung Karang

The construction of an understanding Gayo is greatly influenced by how the discourse on produced. Discourse about can only be traced through historical texts that document various narrations Gayo. This study aims to describe contained in text used as legitimacy building constructions To analyze narratives text, this research uses qualitative methods with DHA (Discourse Historical Approach). Through DHA, present which was built based found context. results indicate that: (1) are grouped into three sets “Linge Kingdom Texts 1”, 2”, and “Loyang Mendale Loyang Ujung Karang Texts” narratively contradictory each other; (2) become a legitimizes its narrative events; (3) “Text Linge 1” becomes dominant group reproducing dichotomy between Acehnese tribe minority discursive practices.