Istana (Palace of) Ampon Sheikh Samalanga

Continued from Makam (Tomb of) Tun Sri Lanang.

Di satu kawasan sebelah makam terdapat bangunan ini.

In an area besides the tomb there lies this building.

Ia adalah istana Ampon Sheikh Samalanga, pemerintah daerah Samalanga.

This is the palace of the Ampon Sheikh of Samalanga, ruler of the district of Samalanga.

Samalanga ialah sebuah negeri di bawah jajahan takluk Aceh.

Samalanga was a state considered a region under Aceh.

Sepertimana di negeri-negeri lain yang termasuk di dalam kerajaan Aceh, ia diperintah oleh seorang raja bawahan yang dipanggil Ampon Sheikh, juga disebut Ampon Syik.

Just like at other states which were included in the kingdom of Aceh, it was ruled by a minor king who is called the Ampon Sheikh, also pronounced as Ampon Syik.

Tun Sri Lanang (rujuk balik Makam (Tomb of) Tun Sri Lanang) dilantik menjadi Ampon Sheikh pertama Samalanga hampir 400 tahun lalu.

Tun Sri Lanang (refer back to Makam (Tomb of) Tun Sri Lanang) ) was made the first Ampon Sheikh of Samalanga almost 400 years ago.

Tapi saya tak pasti jika bangunan istana ini dibina pada zamannya.

But I am not sure if this palace building was built during his time.

Jawatan Ampon Sheikh yang diwarisi anak-cucunya memungkinkan istana yang tidak lagi digunakan ini dibina oleh generasi kemudian.

The post of Ampon Sheikh which was inherited by his descendants made it possible that this palace which is now not in use was built by later generation.

Apapun saya diberitahu di sini memang terletak istana semasa Tun Sri Lanang memerintah, mungkin bangunannya sahaja telah digantikan dengan yang lebih baru.

Whatever I was told that here indeed lies the palace when Tun Sri Lanang ruled, maybe it's just the building has been replaced by a newer one.