SULTAN ISKANDARMUDA

Sultan Iskandarmuda was born on 22 Rajab 1001 Hijriyah (1593 AD) in the Royal Palace of the World. His father was Admiral Mudaa Maharaja Mansursyah, son of Abdul Jalil, son of Sultan Al-Qahar (the famous King of Aceh who made contact with Turkey), his mother of King Indra Wangsa's daughter was Princess Sultan Saidil mukammil (also the famous Aceh Sultan). So Sultan Iskandar Muda is a great granddaughter and granddaughter of the Sultan of Aceh. Her father died when Sultan IskandarMuda was young. He was nurtured, trained and raised by his grandmother Sultan Saidil mukammil and to the Palace Protocol keumalahayati.

His grave lies within the complex of the Mas cage, which the Dutch had destroyed. Nowadays there is a duplicate (the result of the guidance of Pocut Meurah, wife of Sultan Mahmud Syah used to often count 44 steps from the edge of the Daroy krueng to the tomb of Sultan IskandarMuda). In addition to the tomb of Sultan IskandarMuda also there are some other tombs that have not been in pugar. The tomb that has not been restored beside the tomb of Sultan IskandarMuda is the tomb of Sri Ratu Safiatuddin (Princess Sultan IskandarMuda) reigned in 1641-1675, eating Sri Ratu Nurul Alam Naqiatuddin (adopted daughter of Safiatuddin Queen) reigned in 1675-1678 and the tomb of Sri Ratu Zakiatuddin inayat Shah rule the year 1678-1688 and the tomb of Sri Ratu Kemalatsyah ruled the year 1688-1899 . And reportedly there is also the tomb of Princess Pahang (Princess Kamaliah) wife of Sultan IskandarMuda from Pahang, Malaysia.

Sultan IskandarMuda was a very famous sultan both at home and abroad in his government (1607-1636 AD) in the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam. He has placed the Islamic kingdom of Aceh in the fifth rank among the largest Islamic empires in the world in the sixteenth century, after the Moroccan Islamic empire, Isfahan, Persia and Agra. This is due to his ability to bring Aceh to the top of its glory thanks to its wise and prudent actions. Wisdom is reflected in various fields such as: religion, economics, politics, socio-cultural and others. during the reign of Sultan IskandarMuda the territory of the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam is very broad which includes: All of Sumatra Island and some areas in Peninsula Malaysia (Malaya) and Patani region in Southern Thailand.

Sultan IskandarMuda also made friendly relations with the major countries in the world such as: England, Germany, Morocco, India, Portugal, Spain, Holland, China and others. The large ports owned by the kingdom of Aceh at that time quite a lot and visited by thousands of ships from various parts of the world, In addition Aceh has many ships both for trade purposes or for the purposes of national defense. the kingdom of Aceh also has a strong navy as well as elephant troops on land equipped with weapons that can destroy enemy Fleet such as Portuguese, Dutch and others in a short time.

At the time of the Sultanate of IskandarMuda was a glorious time in Aceh, the people lived in a safe and peaceful atmosphere, the prosperous country of Makmur as stated in the proverbial Aceh :

Aceh mensyehu makmu ngon meugah (Aceh is famous prosperous and majestic)
Masa pemerintah Iskandarmuda (The reign of Sultan IskandarMuda)
Raja yang ade hate neu murah (the fair and cheap hearted king)
Seuramo mekkah hu meucahya (Serambi Mekah life glowing)

In addition IskandarMuda is famous for its justice. Yeah did not hesitate to uphold the truth and justice, even his own child was sentenced, as when his son named Meurah Pupok do very severe evil, immediately sentenced to death, with his own hands, although many people who prevent it. In cegah Itu Sultan IskandarMuda immediately said with an Acehnese proverb ;

Mate Aneuk meupat jeurat (dead child know known his grave)
Gadoh adat pat ta mita (missing custom do not know where Wanted)

The grave of his son who was murdered is now inside the Kopk (peucut) burial place of the Dutch troops in Banda Aceh.

Sultan IskandarMuda in his greatness once sent a famous letter with GOLD LETTER (SURAT EMAS) to the king of England james-I in 1615 and this letter is now regarded as a very precious relic.

By the Government of Indonesia through Presidential Decree no. 077 / TK / 1993 dated 14 September 1993 has been appointed a national hero.

The original source of the cap sikureung book, Molds of 1995