Abstract samudra pasai in the line of its history was the first islamic kingdom in southeast asia that grew and developed in the xiii-xv century. the chronology of the period was close to the date of the tsunami that occurred in 1394 and 1450 ad in aceh. in the present, one part of the distribution of archaeological resources in the samudra pasai period in north aceh, namely the cot sidi abdullah site, leaves only archaeological evidence with indications of catastrophic symptoms in the form of old building structures that have partially collapsed and buried sediment deposits below the soil surface. with an archaeological approach, this study will analyze the phenomenon through an analysis of the site's environment; stratigraphy and archaeological context; and the physical structure of the site to find an overview of past disaster traces on the cot sidi abdullah site and discover knowledge of past disaster contributions as part of the lessons learned by the community for disaster risk