Tomb of the Acehnese Kings of Bugis DescendantsVisit the Aceh State Museum without seeing the ancient tombs that are in the court of the museum, feels incomplete. The ancient tomb is not a pile of stones formed, but it actually also keeps its own historical memory.
The ancient tomb is known as the Tomb of the Kings of Aceh Bugis descent.This tomb is located at Jalan Sultan Alauddin Mahmudsyah no. 12 Peuniti Sub-district, Baiturrahman Sub-district, Banda Aceh City, Aceh Province. The location of this tomb is right in front of the auditorium of the Aceh State Museum.In accordance with the hint of yellow inscription written on black marble, buried the bodies of Acehnese kings of Bugis descent and his family, namely: Sultan Alauddin Ahmad Syah, Sultan Alauddin Johan Syah, Sultan Muhammad Daud Syah (1874-1903), and Pocut Muhammad.Sultan Ahmad Syah was the first Sultan of the Aceh-Bugis Dynasty and was also the 23rd Sultan of the Aceh Darussalam Sultanate who ruled from 1727 to 1735. Prior to 1727, he held the Maharaja Lela Melayu.Sultan Alauddin Johan Syah is the son of Sultan Alauddin Ahmad Syah. Before being appointed sultan, he was known as Pocut Aoek. He ruled the Sultanate of Aceh Darussalam from 1735 to 1760.Sultan Muhammad Daud Syah is the 35th Sultan of Aceh and the last Sultan of Aceh. He was crowned sultan at the Indrapuri Mosque in 1878 until surrendering to the Dutch on 10 January 1903. He was exiled to Ambon, and last transferred to Batavia until his death on February 6, 1939. He is known as the Sultan of Aceh who reigns without a palace. While Pocut Muhammad, in accordance with the growing saga is the younger brother of Sultan Muda.Based on historical records, the beginning of the Bugis-blooded Aceh Sultan begins with the marriage of Sultan Iskandar Muda with Putroë Suni, Daeng Mansyur's son. Daeng Mansyur himself is the son-in-law of Teungku Chik Di Reubee. Sultan Iskandar Muda ruled so wisely that the Sultanate of Aceh Darussalam reached a glorious period.His marriage to Putroë Suni, he was blessed with a daughter named Safiatuddin Shah. As an adult, Safiatuddin Shah was married by Iskandar Thani of Pahang. From here, the beginning of the Sultan and Sultanah Aceh government of Bugis descent in the Sultanate of Aceh Darussalam.Seen from the gravestone found on the tomb, it looks a little different from the Cemetery Meuh and the Cemetery XII. This is due to the combination of Aceh tombstones with Bugis tombstone pattern of cylindrical-shaped trophies.The existence of these tombs in the court of Aceh State Museum complex, in fact also by itself become one of the museum headercollection