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Gelgel
Gelgel is a village ( desa) in the regency (kabupaten) of Klungkung, on Bali, Indonesia. The village, near the coast four kilometers south of the regency capital Semarapura, contains some structures of cultural interest and is known for its pottery and handwoven ceremonial songket cloth. The height of the village's power came during the kingdom of Gelgel, which dominated Bali from around the early 16th century to 1686. There are no traces left today of the old royal palace (puri). The old ancestral shrine of the ruling dynasty, Pura Jero Agung, is still standing in the old palace area. To the east of Pura Jero Agung is another old temple, Pura Dasar, which is a lowland counterpart of the "mother temple" of Bali, Pura Besakih. The village also contains the oldest mosque in Bali, which was built by Javanese retainers of the old kings. Early history The history of Gelgel is described in detail in the traditional chronicles (babad), in particular the 18th-century work Babad Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalem Baturenggong
Ida Dalem Waturenggong, also known as Dalem Baturenggong or Sri Aji Wijaya Kepakisan, was the fourth King of Bali from the Kepakisan Dynasty who ruled the Kingdom of Gelgel from 1459 to 1550. He was the longest-reigning and most renowned monarch among the Balinese kings. His reign is often regarded as the golden age of the Balinese Kingdom in terms of literature, religion, culture, and military power. During this era, Bali expanded its influence over Pasuruan, Blambangan, Lombok, and Sumbawa. He is portrayed as a wise and just ruler and a patron of Balinese Hinduism. Early History In traditional Balinese historical manuscripts, particularly as recorded in the ''Babad Dalem'', the origins and early life journey of Sri Dewa Agung Baturenggong, one of the most renowned kings in the history of Bali, are told in great detail. He is said to have been born in the palace of Puri Agung Sweca Linggarsa Pura to a queen mother named Ni Gusti Ayu Klapodyana, daughter of Gusti Agung Klapod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalem Ketut
Ida Dalem Ketut Ngulesir, also known as Dalem Sri Smara Kepakisan or Sri Aji Smara Kepakisan, was the third King of Bali from the Kepakisan Dynasty who ruled from 1384 to 1458 AD (1306–1380 Saka). He was the fourth son of King Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan and Queen Ni Gusti Ayu Tirta Gajah Para. He was crowned King of Bali after the royal council, led by Kyai Klapodyana, deposed his elder brother from the throne. He was also the first Balinese king to establish his court in Gelgel, initiating the Gelgel Kingdom period (1384–1651 AD). Under his reign, Gelgel rose from an old village to become the political center of Bali for four centuries. Early History Dewa Ketut Ngulesir was the third son of King Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan and Queen Ni Gusti Ayu Tirta Gajah Para. He was born and raised in the royal court of Puri Agung Lingarsapura, which served as the administrative center of his father’s rule following his appointment as the ruler of Bali by the Majapahit empire. Dewa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klungkung
Klungkung Regency (; ) is the smallest regency (''kabupaten'') in the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has an area of 315 km2 and had a population at the 2024 census of 223,720. It is bordered by Bangli Regency to its north, Gianyar Regency to its west, Karangasem Regency and the Lombok Strait to its east, and the Badung Strait and the Indian Ocean to its south. Its regency seat is the town of Semarapura. The official estimate as at mid 2024 was 223,720 (107,177 males 106,815 and females in 2022). Semarapura town is easily reached from Gianyar via the highway. The regency is famous for its classic Balinese paintings which mostly depict the story of epics such as Mahabharata or Ramayana. These classical style paintings come from the frescoes of the Balinese palaces and can also be found at Klungkung Palace in the downtown area. Semarajaya Museum is also located in the area. Some 64.4% of the land area of Klungkung is made of the offshore islands of Nusa Penida, Nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalem Bekung
Ida Dalem Pemayun, also known as Dalem Pemayun Bekung or Sri Aji Pemayun Kepakisan, was the fifth King of Bali from the Kepakisan dynasty who ruled the Gelgel Kingdom from 1551 to 1582 AD. He was the son of Dalem Waturenggong and the heir to the Gelgel Kingdom throne. He ascended the throne at a young age, and the early years of his reign were marked by the rebellion of Gusti Batanjeruk, which nearly ended the rule of the Kepakisan dynasty in Bali. Local sources describe him as a less capable leader than his younger brother, and he was also known as ''Bekung'' (without an heir). Following turmoil and scandal during his reign, he decided to abdicate and passed the throne to his younger brother, who would later take the title Dalem Seganing. Early History Ida Dalem Pemayun, also known as I Dewa Agung Pemayun, was the son of Dalem Waturenggong and Dewi Ayu Pemayun. He was crowned king at a very young age, specifically in the year 1551 AD, and became the heir to the throne of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babad Dalem
Babad Dalem is a historical account from Bali, Indonesia, which exists in a large number of versions of varying length. The title may be translated as "Chronicle of Kings", although the Balinese babad genre does not quite accord to Western-style chronicles. There are dated manuscripts from the early 19th century onwards, and the original version was very likely written in the course of the 18th century. The author was probably a Brahmin tied to the Klungkung Palace, the most prestigious of the nine pre-colonial royal seats of Bali. The text is a blend of myth, legend and history, and traces the history of Balinese kingship back to the Javanese roots in the age of the Hindu-Buddhist Majapahit empire (1293-c. 1527). The forces of Gajah Mada, the chief minister ( patih) of Majapahit, invade Bali and subjugate the island (an event dated in 1343 in the Javanese poem Nagarakrtagama). A Javanese nobleman called Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan, the grandson of a Brahmin, is installed as the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalem Samprangan
Ida Dalem Agra Samprangan, also known as Sri Aji Agra Samprangan Kepakisan, was the second King from the Kepakisan dynasty who ruled the island of Bali from 1381 to 1384 AD (1303 - 1306 Saka), under the sovereignty of the Majapahit Empire. He was the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Samprangan after his father, Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan, and reigned for 3 years before being deposed by his ministers, led by Ki Gusti Ngurah Klapodyana, due to neglecting his governmental duties. The throne was then succeeded by his younger brother, I Dewa Agung Angulesir, who later held the title Sri Aji Semara Kepakisan. Early History In the book ''"Sejarah Bali Dari Prasejarah Hingga Modern"'' written by Ardika et al. (2018:272), it is stated: “King Sri Aji Dalem Kresna Kepakisan had two consort wives, namely I Gusti Ayu Raras or Ni Gusti Ayu Tirta (daughter of Arya Gajah Para) and Ni Gusti Ayu Kutawaringin (sister of Arya Kebon Tubuh). From the first wife, he had three sons and one daug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blambangan
The Blambangan Kingdom ( Indonesian: ''Kerajaan Blambangan'', Javanese: ꦑꦼꦫꦗꦲꦤ꧀ꦨ꧀ꦭꦩ꧀ꦧꦔꦤ꧀) was the last Javanese Hindu kingdom that flourished between the 15th and 18th centuries, based in the eastern corner of Java. The capital was at Banyuwangi. It had a long history of its own, developing contemporaneously with the largest Hindu kingdom in Java, Majapahit (1293–1527). At the time of the collapse of Majapahit in the late fifteenth century, Blambangan stood on its own as the one solitary Hindu state left in Java, controlling the larger part of Java’s Oosthoek. The historical record and the study of the Blambangan Kingdom are scarce, which contributed to the obscurity of its history. Contemporary Javanese mostly know the kingdom through its link to the popular epic folklore, the legend of Damarwulan and Menak Jingga. The fictional story which is set in the Majapahit period, told that the rebellious King of Blambangan named Menak Jingga des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan
Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan, also known as Ida Dalem Wawu Rauh or Ida Dalem Ketut Kresna Kepakisan, was a king and the founder of the Kepakisan Dynasty in Bali. He served as a vassal king under the Majapahit Empire and ruled the island of Bali from 1352 to 1380 AD. He was the son of Sri Wang Bang Kepakisan and the great-grandson of Mpu Tantular, the author of the Sutasoma text. Majapahit Expedition to Bali The arrival of Sri Aji Kresna Kepakisan as ruler in Bali cannot be separated from the political and military dynamics during the expansion of the Majapahit Kingdom into the eastern part of the archipelago. One of the targets of this expansion was the kingdom of Bali Bedahulu, which at that time was ruled by Sri Astasura Ratna Bumi Banten, also known in local tradition as ''Ida Dalem Bedahulu'' or ''Ida Dalem Bedamuka''. According to Javanese and Balinese traditional sources—especially the ''Negarakertagama'', ''Babad Dalem'', '' Babad Arya Tabanan'', and local '' lontar'' ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semarapura
Semarapura () is a town that serves as the administrative capital of the Klungkung Regency in Bali, Indonesia. Its is also the center of government and economy of Klungkung Regency. This city has no administrative status and its territory is in Klungkung district. Semarapura is the center of the regency government which is also known as the source of arts and culture in Bali. Administrative territory There are 6 sub-districts ('' kelurahan '')included in the Semarapura area, namely: # Semarapura Kaja # Semarapura Kangin # Semarapura Kauh # Semarapura Klod # Semarapura Klod Kangin # Central Semarapura History The area now called Semapura used to be the center of the Klungkung Kingdom. Semarapura was founded by the first King of Klungkung, namely Ida Dewa Agung Jambe I, a prince of the Gelgel Kingdom which collapsed due to the rebellion of the King's own Prime Minister After Ida Dewa Agung Jambe I succeeded in capturing Gelgel in 1686 AD from the hands of the rebels, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirartha
Danghyang Nirartha, also known as Pedanda Shakti Wawu Rauh, was a Shaivite religious figure in Bali and a Hindu traveler, during either the 15th or the 16th century. He was the founder of the Shaivite priesthood in Bali. Nirartha is also called Pedande Sakti Wawu Rauh (the newcomer of Holy Priest); in Lombok he is known as Pangeran Semeru, and in Sumbawa as Prince Sangupati. Early life A representative of elite social milieus, Nirartha was a disciple of Muslim saint Syekh Siti Jenar. Jenar was a Javanese member of the ''Wali Sanga'' (revered Muslim saints) in Java who proned a more mystical approach of sufism, called pantheist Sufism (union of man and God, ''wujûdiyah, manunggaling kawulo gusti'') - which opposed shariatic Sufism such as that of Sunan Kudus. Travelling to Bali: politics Balinese texts define Nirartha as “a poet, intellectual, wonderworker, and advisor to rulers”, a well-travelled innovator or reformer. He was sent by the Javanese royal court of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pura Besakih
Besakih Temple (Balinese: ᬧᬸᬭᬩᭂᬲᬓᬶᬄ) is a ''pura'' Hindu temple in the village of Besakih on the slopes of Mount Agung in eastern Bali, Indonesia. It is the most important, largest, and holiest temple of Balinese Hinduism, and one of a series of Balinese temples. Perched nearly 1000 meters up the side of Gunung Agung, it is an extensive complex of 23 separate but related temples with the largest and most important being Pura Penataran Agung. The temple is built on six levels, terraced up the slope. The entrance is marked by a candi bentar (split gateway), and beyond it, the Kori Agung is the gateway to the second courtyard.Lonely Planet: Bali and Lombok, April 2009, p 215 History The precise origins of the temple are unclear but its importance as a holy site almost certainly dates from prehistoric times. The stone bases of Pura Penataran Agung and several other temples resemble megalithic stepped pyramids, which date back at least 2,000 years. It was certainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumbawa
Sumbawa, is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. Along with Lombok, it forms the province of West Nusa Tenggara, but there have been plans (currently held in abeyance) by the Indonesian government to split the island off into a separate province. Traditionally, the island is known as the source of sappanwood, as well as honey and sandalwood. Its savanna-like climate and vast grasslands are used to breed horses and cattle, as well as to hunt deer. Sumbawa has an area of (three times the size of Lombok) with a population (at the 2020 Census) of 1,561,461;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid-2024 was 1,669,787.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.52) It marks the boundary between the islands to the west, which were influenced by religion a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
