Tracing the historical traces of the Pasai kingdom, In the museum Samudera pasai.

Standing strong since it was built in 2011, this building has become one of the destinations for local and foreign tourists, the purpose of building this museum is not only for education for generations but also for knowledge for the public about the existence of a kingdom that was once victorious in international trade.

During his reign, the Kingdom of Samudera Pasai succeeded in controlling the Malacca Strait which at that time became a center of international trade with pepper as one of its main export commodities. Besides pepper, the Kingdom of Samudera Pasai also exports silk and camphor.

Why did the Samudra Pasai kingdom become a center of international trade?

This is because the Samudera Pasai Kingdom became a trading center because of its strategic location near the Malacca Strait. In the 13th century, the Strait of Malacca was an international trade route through which traders from the Arabian Peninsula, India, and China passed.

The Samudera Pasai Kingdom itself experienced a heyday in the era of 1326 - 1345 AD. To be precise, when Samudera Pasai was under the reign of Sultan Ahmad Bahian Shah Malik Zahir.

The collapse of the Samudera Pasai kingdom?

One of the causes of the collapse of this kingdom is the conflict in the palace or Internal conflicts in the palace environment were caused by the power struggle between the descendants of the Sultan Pasai kingdom. This conflict is thought to have emerged since the end of the 14th century AD.

After reviewing a little about the history of the Samudera Pasai kingdom which was one of the first Islamic empires in Indonesia.

So now we will look at buildings with a building footprint of 500 m2. This permanent building has two floors with typical ornaments of Samudera Pasai, this museum stores a number of collections of relics of the Islamic Kingdom of Samudera Pasai from the 13th century to the 19th century, unfortunately at the time of my visit the museum was closed, so I didn't see any historical objects. is in the museum.

The Samudra Pasai Islamic Museum is located in Beuringen Village, Samudera District, North Aceh Regency and has been operating since 2019. Since then, the museum has been visited by many visitors, especially students. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the museum is not open.

The building, which has a distinctive Acehnese style with Islamic nuances, is expected to be one of the historical evidences that in Aceh once there was a kingdom known to all corners of the world.