kingdom · Maritime Southeast Asia

Lamuri

1100 CE – 1520 CE (approx.) · capital Lamreh

A port kingdom at the northern tip of Sumatra, the first landfall for ships from India and a forerunner of the Aceh Sultanate.

Origins

Lamuri is first named as Ilamuridesam in Rajendra Chola's inscription of 1030 among places attacked by his fleet, and Arab geographers knew it as Lamri. It lay near modern Banda Aceh, and the archaeological site of Lamreh on the coast has revealed a fortified settlement and early Muslim tombstones.

Rule and society

As the first harbour reached after crossing the Bay of Bengal, Lamuri traded in camphor, sappanwood and pepper. Marco Polo mentions Lambri in 1292, and Ming records show its envoys visiting China and Zheng He's fleets calling there in the early 15th century. Its rulers adopted Islam during the 13th or 14th century.

Decline and legacy

In the early 16th century Lamuri was absorbed by the rising Aceh Sultanate, which grew from the nearby port of Aceh and took over its role at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

LamuriAceh Sultanate 1496 CE – 1903 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lamuri. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/lamuri
MLA
“Lamuri.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/lamuri. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Lamuri.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/lamuri.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Lamuri’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/lamuri (Accessed: ).

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