Aceh is often referred to as the veranda of Mecca. Here is a brief history of the Aceh skeleton. The kingdom of Aceh was founded by the Sultan Ali Mughayat Shah, after successfully escaping from the Kingdom of Pedir. The kingdom of Aceh was then ruled by Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah. Aceh achieved greatness during the reign of Sultan Iskandar Muda. At this time, many traders from other regions who came to Aceh to buy the land. Cultural heritage during the reign of Iskandar Muda is Baiturrahman mosque.
After Iskandar Muda's death was replaced by Sultan Iskandar Thani. The governance of Aceh is governed by a law called Adat Mahkota Alam. Based on the governance, the Aceh region is divided into the sagi region and the central area of the kingdom. Each yeast consists of a number of believers and is headed by a commander of a sagi called a great hulubalang. As an Islamic country, Aceh is called the Veranda of Mecca because Aceh is the center of the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia and to deepen Islam first learned to Aceh to gain a strong Islamic foundation.
The people of Aceh are grouped into the Teuku class, namely the noble class, and the Tengku, the religious group. The income of the Aceh Kingdom is derived from tax and excise taxes comprised of several kinds, including market tax and diamond excise tax. In the field of literature, Aceh gave birth to many figures, including Syamsuddin Pasai, Hamzah Fansyuri, Nur al-Din ar-Raniri, and Abdul al-Rauf. Nur al-Din ar-Raniri composed Bustanus Salatin (the garden of kings and customs of Aceh and the teachings of Islam). Abdul al-Rauf from Singkel (Sheikh Kuala) makes a commentary on the Qur'an in Malay. He opposes the heterodox flow (a creature created as the appearance of the creator).The flow he embraces is orthodox, that is, the creator God and his creatures can not know his situation. After the death of Sultan Iskandar Muda, there was no wise substitute that caused the decline of Aceh. In addition, the decline in Aceh's trade due to Malacca fell into the hands of the Portuguese so that Islamic traders turned to Demak also caused the decline of Aceh.