Mosque Jami Tua Palopo

Thought to have stood in 1604 AD a royal mosque, founded when the Kingdom of Luwu were in its heyday under the rule of Datu Umbrella Luwu XVI Starch Pasaung Toampanangi Matinroe Sultan Abdullah. When he ascended the throne of his father in 1604 AD, he moved the capital of the kingdom of Patimang to Ware, the Ware reasons are at the beach and closer to the harbor, so that economic activity can be more easily done. There are also other historical sources that relate the displacement of this royal capital with interest to the spread of Islam. If this opinion is correct, then the movement is also a sign that the influence of Islam further strengthened the kingdom of Luwu. This can be seen from the complex construction of the new royal capital, where the mosque and palace complex built adjacent to form one kingdom. One more element that was built in the royal complex Luwu is wide open field (square). The structure and layout as the central government is similar to the structure and layout of the Islamic kingdom in Java. Along with the naming of this mosque is a mosque Palopo area was then also called the region of Palopo. Thus, since the year 1604 AD, the Ware area changed its name to Palopo.