Nusantara Biography

  The history of the Singasari Kingdom is closely related to the figure of Ken Arok (1222-1247) who is said to be its founder. The heyday of the Hindu kingdom located in eastern Java occurred when it was led by Kertanegara (died 1292) as well as being the last king.  Quoted from Neo Patriotism: The Ethics of Power in Javanese Culture (2008) by H.M. Nasruddin Anshoriy, Ch., the location of this kingdom is estimated to be in what is now the Singasari District, Malang Regency, East Java Province. The real name of the Singasari Kingdom is the Tumapel Kingdom whose capital is Kutaraja.  The origins of naming Singasari began when King Wisnuwardhana appointed his son, Kertanegara, as the crown prince and changed the name of the central government of the kingdom to Singasari.   Singasari, which is actually the name of the capital, is even more famous than the name of the kingdom, namely Tumapel.  In the end, people used to call the Tumapel Kingdom by the name of th...

 The name Majapahit is closely related to the history of the Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in Indonesia.  The Majapahit Kingdom is even considered as one of the large kingdoms with an area of ​​power that is almost as large as the archipelago.  The success of the Majapahit kingdom also marked the end of the Hindu-Buddhist kingdom that ruled in the archipelago.  The Majapahit government marked its heyday under the leadership of Hayamwuruk with Gajah Mada as its commander.  Here is a description of the history of the Majapahit kingdom.  The Beginning of the Majapahit Kingdom  It is mentioned that the beginning of the Majapahit kingdom was after the collapse of the Singasari kingdom due to the Jayakatwang rebellion in 1292 AD.  Kartanegara's nephew (king of Singosari who was defeated by Jayakatwang) who was desperate, namely Raden Wijaya, then fled.  In his escape he got help from someone named Arya Wiraja.  Raden Wijaya then made a sm...

Nusantara is a term that is often used to refer to Indonesia.  This name originated long before Indonesia existed.  Quoted from the Madjapahit Legislation (1967), the name Nusantara was born during the Majapahit Kingdom around the 14th century.  Nusantara was used in a political context.  Politically, the archipelago consists of a group or series of islands located between the continents of Asia and Australia, even including the Malay Peninsula.  The area was categorized by Majapahit as Nusantara.  Nusantara is recorded as spoken by Gajah Mada, the governor of Majapahit.  Gajah Mada said it through an oath known as the Palapa Oath.  He took the oath during the appointment ceremony as Patih Amangkubumi Majapahit.  Palapa's oath reads "But if you lose to Nusantara, isun amukti palapa, but lose to desert ring, Seran ring, Tanjung Pura, Haru ring, Pahang ring, Dompo, Bali ring, Sunda, Palembang, Tumasik, Samana isun amukti palapa. " It means, "If...