Arabic script engraved on a stone tombstone. At the top of this tombstone there is a stupa-like motif similar to the tombstones found in the ancient Indian kingdom. This tombstone is generally rectangular shaped stone that stands taller which is increasingly tapered like a pyramid. This type of tombstone is called the Plakpling headstone which is believed to be a transitional form from pre-Islamic to Islam. It is located on the hill top of Lamreh, Baitussalam Sub-district, Aceh Besar.
Lamreh hill location is located about 36 kilometers from downtown Banda Aceh where the visitors only takes about 50 minutes by riding a two-wheeled vehicle with a distance of about 80 km / hour. To get to this location, visitors can only pass it by one car only because of the terrain is rocky, slippery, and steep. Likewise with the bushes that must be traversed before arriving up the hill, even most have also closed the streets so that access to get there increasingly difficult.
Nisan located on the hill of Lamreh and heading westward is a tomb belonging to Muhammad who is believed to be one of the heirs to the throne of the Islamic kingdom of Lamuri in the transition from Hindu to Islam. As well as a similar headstone that reads Abdullah is located on the northeast of the hill, precisely heading eastwards opposite the Lubok hill to the east.
In the vicinity of this tombstone is also found many pieces of ceramics and pottery kuni which is believed to be the remains of Lamuri royal relics.
According to one archaeologist from Aceh, Dedi Satria, ceramic fragments that are about 2cm wide is generally derived from China during the Ming and Yuan dynasties. In addition, around this location also found many red pottery that comes from the ancient Indian kingdom and green stoneware glacirt engraved lotus flowers from Thailand.
Meanwhile, around this hill there is a pile of rocks that lined long. This mound of rocks is believed to be the last remaining defense fortress that stretches into various directions.
"This location is likely to be the last bastion of fortifications in which there are several foundations that also have a place for banquet guests," said Dr. Husaini Ibrahim, MA as Chairman of the Center for Social and Cultural Research (PPISB) Unsyiah..
According to him, the royal fortress of Lamuri is very strong where the line of defense fortress reaches three layers stretching from the hills of Lubuk to Lamreh which stretches into one direction. The third layer of this defense fortress among the first layer is a ditch about five meters wide.
"In this ditch contains crocodiles and venomous snakes so that the enemy who wants to attack first must be faced with such venomous predators. This defense system is like a fortress in the ancient Indian empire, "said Dr Husaini again.
Unsyiah history experts also said, this fortress layer reaches the height of tens of meters and width of about two meters so difficult to penetrate by the enemy.
Furthermore, the second and third strongholds were escorted from thousands of soldiers linking to one lane to the final stronghold.