Friday, January 28, 2011

Pajajaran Kingdom

Pajajaran Kingdom is another name of the Kingdom of Sunda kingdom as its capital in the city Pajajaran or Pakuan Pajajaran (Bogor) in West Java. The word itself comes from the word Pakuan Pakuwuan which means city. In the past, in Southeast Asia have a custom name of the kingdom with its capital name. Some records say that the kingdom was founded in 923 by Sri Jayabhupati, as mentioned in the inscription Sanghyang Tread.

From historical records available, both from the inscriptions, ancient manuscripts, and records of foreign nations, it can be traced traces of this kingdom; among others about the kingdom and the capital Pakuan Pajajaran. Concerning the Kingdom of Sunda kings who ruled from the capital Pakuan Pajajaran, there are sequence differences between the manuscripts Chronicle Pajajaran, Carita Parahiangan, and Carita Waruga Teacher.

In addition to manuscripts chronicle, the Kingdom Pajajaran also left some traces of relics from the past, such as:

* Inscription Slate, Bogor
* Inscription Sanghyang Tread, Sukabumi
* Inscription Kawali, Ciamis
* Monument Portuguese Treaty (padraƵ), Kampung Tugu, Jakarta
* Garden of hunting, which is now the Bogor Botanical Gardens.

Pajajaran Kingdom collapsed in 1579 due to attacks Sunda kingdom, namely, the Sultanate of Banten. The end of the era was marked by diboyongnya Palangka Pajajaran Sriman Sriwacana (singgahsana king), from Pakuan Pajajaran to Sultan Surosowan in Maulana Yusuf Banten by troops.

200x160x20 cm-sized stones were brought to the Banten because political tradition for at Pakuan Pajajaran no longer possible for the new king was crowned, and indicates Maulana Yusuf is the legitimate successor of the Sunda power because great-daughter is a daughter of Maharaja Sri Baduga. Sriman Palangka Sriwacana is currently to be found in front of the former Palace of Surosowan in Banten. Community Banten called Watu Gilang, means shiny or glow, synonymous with the word Sriman.

It was estimated that there are a number of palace courtier who left the palace and settled in the area of Lebak. They apply the ways of life mandala strict, and now they are known as the Bedouin.

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