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Blora Regency
Blora ( jv, ꦧ꧀ꦭꦺꦴꦫ) is a regency in the northeastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Blora. The regency is located in the easternmost part of Central Java, and borders thGoa Terawang engawan Solo River and the East Java province. It covers an area of 1,820.59 km2 and it had a population of 829,728 at the 2010 census and 884,333 at the 2020 census. Etymology According to a folklore, the word Blora derived from the word ''belor'' which means mud. It then evolved into ''mbeloran'', then ''blora''. This folk etymology could partly explain the origin of this name, as the word evolved from Old Javanese instead of the modern ''belor''. See the explanation below. The word Blora literally means low, watery ground. The name was derived from ''way'' and ''lorah'' combined (''wailorah''), which means water and cliff, respectively. During the course of its evolution, the Modern Javanese language evolved voiced plosive from the previous approx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regencies And Cities Of Indonesia
Regency (Indonesia), Regencies (''kabupaten'') and City status in Indonesia#Kota, cities (''kota'') are the second-level subdivisions of Indonesia, administrative subdivision in Indonesia, immediately below the Provinces of Indonesia, provinces, and above the Districts of Indonesia, districts. Regencies are roughly equivalent to American County (United States), counties, although Lists of populated places in the United States, most cities in the United States are below the counties. Following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and city municipalities became the key administrative units responsible for providing most governmental services. Each of regencies and cities has their own local government and legislative body. The difference between a regency and a city lies in demography, size, and economy. Generally, a regency comprises a rural area larger than a city, but also often includes various towns. A city usually has non-agricultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pajang
The Kingdom of Pajang or Sultanate of Pajang (كسلطانن ڤاجڠ ;1586–1568) was a short-lived Muslim state in Java. It was established by Hadiwijaya or Jaka Tingkir, Lord of Boyolali, after a civil war and was a successor to Sultanate of Demak. Hadiwijaya claimed to be a descendant of Brawijaya V, the last king of the Majapahit empire, and Trenggana, the sultan of Demak. Pajang is based in Central Java as a continuation of the Demak Sultanate. The palace complex at this time only remains in the form of the boundaries of its foundations which are on the border of - Surakarta and , Kartasura, Sukoharjo. In the last battle against the last claimant of Demak, the vicious Arya Penangsang, Jaka Tingkir commissioned his greatest vassal, Ki Ageng Pamanahan, and his son, Sutawijaya, to destroy Arya Penangsang's army. The two managed to defeat and kill Arya Penangsang and were thus awarded a fief in a forest called Alas Mentaok, now Kotagede, on which they founded their bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babad Giyanti
Javanese literature has a very large historical component. In all sorts of texts, such as laudatory poems, chronicles, and travelogues, writers have interpreted the how and why of certain circumstances. These texts are important for the knowledge of Javanese perspectives on the past. Scholars of Javanese history have paid much attention to theoretical questions, aiming at a balanced evaluation of Javanese historiography next to Western historiography. In doing so they focused on Old and Modern Javanese sources, drawing both on written sources and archaeological and epigraphic material. The debate continues up to the present. Babads ''Babads'' as a genre belong to the traditional literature. A characteristic of this kind of literature is that it is written in metrical form and is governed by a set of strict conventions. In traditional Javanese society, prose (''gancaran'') was not considered to be ''belles letters'' but was considered to be merely sets of notes or ''aide-mémo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mataram Kingdom
The Mataram Kingdom (, jv, ꦩꦠꦫꦩ꧀, ) was a Javanese Hindu–Buddhist kingdom that flourished between the 8th and 11th centuries. It was based in Central Java, and later in East Java. Established by King Sanjaya, the kingdom was ruled by the Shailendra dynasty and Ishana dynasty. During most of its history the kingdom seems have relied heavily on agriculture, especially extensive rice farming, and later also benefited from maritime trade. According to foreign sources and archaeological findings, the kingdom seems to have been well populated and quite prosperous. The kingdom developed a complex society, had a well developed culture, and achieved a degree of sophistication and refined civilisation. In the period between the late 8th century and the mid-9th century, the kingdom saw the blossoming of classical Javanese art and architecture reflected in the rapid growth of temple construction. Temples dotted the landscape of its heartland in Mataram. The most notable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an important centre for classical Javanese fine arts and culture such as ballet, '' batik'' textiles, drama, literature, music, poetry, silversmithing, visual arts, and '' wayang'' puppetry. Renowned as a centre of Indonesian education, Yogyakarta is home to a large student population and dozens of schools and universities, including Gadjah Mada University, the country's largest institute of higher education and one of its most prestigious. Yogyakarta is the capital of the Yogyakarta Sultanate and served as the Indonesian capital from 1946 to 1948 during the Indonesian National Revolution, with Gedung Agung as the president's office. One of the districts in southeastern Yogyakarta, Kotagede, was the capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demak Regency
Demak ( jv, ꦢꦼꦩꦏ꧀) is a regency located in the Indonesian province of Central Java, on northern coast of the island. It is bordered by Jepara regency and the Java Sea to the north, Kudus and Grobogan regencies to the east, Grobogan and Semarang regencies to the south, while to the west are Semarang Regency and the city of Semarang, to which the districts of Mranggen and Sayung are essentially suburban. The regency covers an area of and had a population of 1,055,579 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 1,203,956 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. It was originally the centre of the Demak Sultanate, once a dominant power in the region. Due to its strong relation with the spread of Islam in Java and the Wali Sanga, it is sometimes referred to with the nickname ''Kota Wali''. History Precolonial period The area was a part of the Majapahit Empire during its zenith around the 14th century. The city itself was founded sometime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grobogan Regency
Grobogan Regency ( jv, ꦒꦿꦺꦴꦧꦺꦴꦒꦤ꧀) is a regency ( id, kabupaten) located in northeastern part of the Central Java province in Indonesia. Created on 4 March 1726, the Grobogan Regency has an area of 2,022.25 km2, and is the second largest regency in the Central Java Province. It had a population of 1,308,696 at the 2010 census, 1,351,429 at the Intermediate census of 2015 and 1,453,526 at the 2020 census. Its capital is the town of Purwodadi. Administrative districts Grobogan is divided into nineteen districts, listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 census, the 2015 intermediate census and the 2020 census. The most westerly twelve of these districts (with a combined population of 888,581 at the 2020 census) lie within the officially defined Semarang Metropolitan Area (known as ''Kedungsepur''); the remaining seven districts to the east (indicated by asterisks (*) following their names in the table below) are ''outside'' the Semarang Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangkubumi
Hamengkubuwono I (Javanese script: ꦱꦸꦭ꧀ꦠꦤ꧀ꦲꦩꦼꦁꦏꦸꦧꦸꦮꦤꦆ, Bahasa Jawa: ''Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I''), born Raden Mas Sujana ( Kartasura, 16 August 1717Yogyakarta, 24 March 1792), was the first sultan of Yogyakarta. He reigned from 1755 to 1792. References Further reading * Ricklefs, M.C. (1974) ''Jogjakarta under Sultan Mangkubumi, 1749–1792: A History of the Division of Java''. London Oriental Series, vol. 30. London: Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print book ... (Revised Indonesian edition 2002). * Ricklefs MC. 2001. ''A History of Modern Indonesia: 3rd Edition''. Palgrave and Stanford University Press. * Purwadi. 2007. ''Sejarah Raja-Raja Jawa''. Yogyakarta: Media Ilmu. * Heryanto F. 2004. ''Mengenal Kerato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakubuwono II
Pakubuwono II (also transliterated Pakubuwana II) (1711–1749) was the last ruler of Mataram and the first Susuhunan (ruler of Surakarta Surakarta ( jv, ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ), known colloquially as Solo ( jv, ꦱꦭ; ), is a city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 44 km2 (16.2 sq mi) city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Su ...). His correct title in Javanese etiquette standards contains honorific appellations, some of which each successive ruler inherits. His move of his court from Kartasura to Surakarta was to avert the calamities occurred at the former palace.Ricklefs, M.C. (1998) ''The seen and unseen worlds in Java, 1726–49: History, literature and Islam in the court of Pakubuwana II''. St. Leonards NSW: The Asian Studies Association of Australia in association with Allen and Unwin; Honolulu : The University of Hawai'i Press. References Burials at Imogiri Susuhunan of Surakarta 1711 births 1749 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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