Editing Aceh (section)

=== Pre-Islamic Aceh ===
[[File:Avalokiteshvara head Aceh Srivijaya 1.JPG|thumb|upright|right|Head of [[Avalokiteshvara]] from Aceh.]]
[[File:Neusu Inscription.jpg|thumb |[[Neusu]] inscription stored in the Aceh Museum]]

The history of Aceh stretches back to the [[Lambri]] Kingdom. Several documented references indicate that Hindu-Buddhist culture existed in the area before its [[Islamization]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lamuri, Kerajaan Pertama di Aceh yang Beragama Hindu
|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-3926025/lamuri-kerajaan-pertama-di-aceh-yang-beragama-hindu|website=detik news|access-date=2023-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Mc.Kinnons|first1=E.Edwards|title=Beyond Serandib: A Note on Lambri at the Northern Tip of Aceh|journal=Indonesia |date=10 November 1988 |url=https://doi.org/10.2307/3351047|volume=1|issue=46 |pages=102–121|doi=10.2307/3351047 |jstor=3351047 |hdl=1813/53892 |hdl-access=free}}</ref>

The people of [[Lambri]] were described by [[Marco Polo]] as "idolaters", who had a [[Maharaja]] as their ruler, a king in the Hindu political structure, likely meaning they were [[Hindus]], [[Buddhism|Buddhists]], or a combination thereof.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3TexF3FC87YC&pg=PA299 |title=The Travels of Marco Polo: The Complete Yule-Cordier Edition |author=Marco Polo |translator=Henry Yule |editor=Henri Cordier |date=1993 |page=299 |publisher=Dover Publications |isbn=978-0486275871}}</ref>

The inscription at [[Tamil inscriptions in the Malay world|Tanjore]] of [[Rajendra I]] documents the conquest of a land called "llämuridesam", located at the northern tip of Sumatra. The Nagarakritagama documents the possessions of the Imperial [[Majapahit]], and states that they control Barat, identified as the western coast of Aceh. [[Chinese language|Chinese]] records indicate that Aceh was under the control of the [[Sriwijaya]].<ref>{{cite book|last= Coedès|first= George|author-link= George Coedès|editor= Walter F. Vella|others= trans.Susan Brown Cowing|title= The Indianized States of Southeast Asia|year= 1968|publisher= University of Hawaii Press|isbn= 978-0-8248-0368-1}}</ref>

Though many temples were left abandoned or converted into mosques, such as the [[Indrapuri Old Mosque]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.witpress.com/Secure/elibrary/papers/IHA16/IHA16008FU1.pdf |title=Changing a Hindu temple into the Indrapuri Mosque in Aceh: the beginning of Islamisation in Indonesia – a vernacular architectural context |quote=Kompas argues that Indrapuri Mosque in Aceh was built in the 10th century AD by the Lamuri kingdom. At the time, it functioned as the Temple of Hinduism [4]. In addition, Zein says that the function of the temple was changed into a Mosque when the King and the people of Lamuri Hindu kingdom converted to Islam in 1205 AD}}</ref> some evidence remains, such as the head of a stone sculpture of [[Avalokiteshvara]] [[Boddhisattva]] was discovered in Aceh. Images of [[Amitabha]] Buddhas adorn his crown in front and on each side. [[Srivijaya]]n art estimated 9th-century CE collection of [[National Museum of Indonesia]], Jakarta. One of the few structural remains is the Indra Patra fort, which has several Hindu shrines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/aceh/indra_patra.html|title=Indra Patra Fortress|publisher=Indonesia Tourism}}</ref> Historic names such as Indrapurba, Indrapurwa, Indrapatra, and Indrapuri, which refer to the God [[Indra]], also indicate that Hinduism had a lasting and significant presence in this land.