Monument of words dedicated to Women page 1

MudaBergerak__Queen nahrasiyah, ruler of the kingdom of  Pasai, lived about 585 years ago. She died in 1428 A.D. When she passed away the people suffered a great loss. To perpetuate her greatness the kingdom commisioned an impressive and elaborate tomb for her.

Whit this monumental tomb the name and greatneas of Queen Nahrasiyah was immortalized and lived on for generations. This tomb represent a massage for generations of Indonesians, particularly those in the kingdom of  Pasai.

However, this tomb shows how limited the means and the infrastructure of the people of Pasai were at the time to express and record events about the queen who became their pride. The did not heve extensive sets of carving tools and other means as sophisticated as are now available. We, who live at a much later time, can only glean some loose fragments, so that we are unable in obtain extensive information on the building process.

This book attempts to gather those fragments reorganize and compose them into a complete story as possible. Thus, a generation of later Indonesians may not only obtain exensive information but also learn a valuable lesson when facing problems of its own era.

The remaining fragments selected are stories or information about the lives of prominent women in the special region of Aceh. The selection in made for the reasons stated below.

Sumber : Buku "Wanita Utama Nusantara dalam Lintas Sejarah"
Laporan : Zaiyadi Usman Bayu