112 msrö&Y of stag®.
Mfrta WijSya
Prabu Kinya.
western districts of Javéj > part of Sumatra, and all the islands1 gltlated in
the straits. ' Thé inhabitants of the islands situated -in the »straks óf
Sunda consisted for the most part of the dregs of all nations, who halving
fled from the ware, or having been otherwise obliged to desert their ȏwn
country, had elected' a chief, under whom they .committed .defensive.
depredations by sea and land.
During the reign of A lit Wydyar, the pusdka kris, named Jala - sémlang
jandring, was carried off by stealth, by emissaries employed by MénakDdli
Pélt, priiioe of Balambdngan ; but was recovered by the dexterity-Of &pdndt
(or smith) named Stipa, who in reward for’his siértöces' léMèpiof
Madirdngin (now called Siddyu), and was the first distinguished- by the; title
of Adipati. This chief afterwards -proceeded with a • force' to Ilalambdngm,
and an engagement took place near the river Kddi 'Pikus i Ménak Dali Püti
was defeated and put to death, and his family obliged to- Sfeifei refuge ^wilh
thé chief .‘of -Bali KUmkong. The enemy was-piirsUfed^as far as M&dTjpital,
Maehang puli, and the whole coast was divided into districts, under -the
lÉrteraignty of Mqjapdb.it.
The chief of Jidli KUmgkong sent an embassy to Mayapdb.it, and concluded
a treaty acknowledging its authority.
- During this reign, a violent volcanic- eruption took place-from/bif#^»f the
mountains in the Western districts of Balambdngan.
Mérta, or according to others, AUt Wijdya, left two children, a-daügh-
ter named Kanchdna Wfonga, and a son named AngJca Wijdya, vcho q,c -
cording to some accounts administered the government joiMly. The prim-
cess, however, is better known as an 'independent sovereign* -under-;the
title of Prdbu Kdnya 'Kanchdna Wungd. It is related, that during'' this
reign the chief of Balembdngan, named Ménak Jènggd, made a sucCéèsful
attack on ProboUnggo, and reduced under his authority all the countries
which had been dependent on Mcyapahit, as far west as TOban, so 'that
the capital was nearly surrounded by enemies; In this state of affairs,
Ménak Jénggo offered terms, on condition of obtaining the hand of'ithe
princess in marriage; but she, disgusted by the deformity of his person,
and a stench that exhaled from bis body, not only rejected his suit, but
declared she would give her hand to the man who would destroy him.
Ddmar Wdlan, fhe son of a tdpa or devotee, named Uddra, and a descendant
óf Aria Babdnga, obtained a signal victory over the rebels at Prohor
linggo, and cut off the, head-of Ménak. Jénggd: he was rewarded by the
hand of the princess, and all the provinces again fell under the authority of
Mcyapahit
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Mcyapahit.'. According.itoisom$>accounts)*,Ddmar\.Wtilan had;.al?o .been
succè^ffulaidrepe^n^an^nv^Wfibin iKan0ója.<r-Vi 1'....... u
i Angka Wijdjja having byjt^isttijnelattaineffa sufficient*, age/,.assumed thd
ch'%fiaMHórity.; .fherpT%ep^ retiring ' Vsfeöta was
entrusted ithe. .charge,; of xPvfiboling\go.mjhi thbfjpore extern dist-rietg,-*and-
pf iStimehap and Sampa^g^oii Madura, c .. j i ,-v b ->-rr s. - <
■ «#h€?»fi^,fc iattemptsJ.to introduce the Jdahomet^h; rebgion^ndbe-eastérn
provinces ,oijJava,cappearrtó .have,heen made a t ^ ^ ^ a b j o u t i t h ^ ^ o f
théfthfrteenthr'cehfury/. ofqtbe.; J^an era.Iri;the. origin !and ns.ejofjGte'«^*
they arefthus rela±ed.by-W^^tiyè.writers; -J . • ' ' - ! s'rA'::[■ ,%
t “ Muldna Ibrahim, a celehrated lPawdzto.fromjArabia,.descended Amjh*
‘V . i J ^ a r ^ f ó d m , , andldousifftó-.the;Raja..ofrC/ïenwew (a'jcQUnfryfofi^^^);’
« had established liimself wi%other Mahometans ^ t^ ^ L é ra n -in- Jang*-'
iigdla,1, whemthes Raja ofiChérmm arrived, at Jaya.liüThis.princeiiwho was
Mahometan;- perceiving- .with, regret’that; thé- inhabitants.of,:the .large
<*5 anEUpópulous' island »of Java were stjffhgthens, -jresolYCd^to,. attempt-the
i^cohvë^f®»ÏTthe Kingi of Majapdhit, Prdbu.Apgka^ydyg, and ,with
« this .view toipreselitrto him his» maiilên, daughter in« marriage.* rEmbqjk-
•rttung with Ins-daughter, rand; aft this1 relatives ,andffoJj,öwers-7of, evéry, des-
.« jcription^he reached Jang gala, in , safety,^d,landing
« ihej immediately built a mosque . there, and in a.^hprJ time succeeded-in
J&mbtifming'many‘converts. • *>
-ai'^'iThe. Raja oft Chérmen having Consulted withifri® relations .whom he
« found sArhéran, deputed his son, Sidek Mahbmed^oyigcee&to.Majapfc
m m and apprize the king of his intended.visit. , H
<< .himself with all his party, among whom^wpre fori^ho)y5njen,L his rela.
cc .-tièns, who-had come. withilumIfrom .S'öfeöwg'. r, hf
^ T h e King of Majapdhit came forth,'and-met Raja Chémen^tthpfion^
Tvfihes, ,where ,'theyhoth remained, under, a pgsdngg^ahan,;. ^ c t ^ % Ktheir
«'accommodation. Angka Wijdya evinced the-greatest,reject,.fou Raja
4«.Chérmen, and treated him with.every mark of hospitality.., ■
1 M The Raja of Chérmen now presented t ^ f Kiqg«gf M ^ ^ ^ a -p o ip e -
.« -granate in a basket, in order that, by his acceptance,or.reject^o^he
might ascertain whether or not he .would become %.'conyegt,s king
« accepted of »the .-present, but not w&hotit; wondering-how a Raja from
« Tdria-'Sdbrang could think of presenting him with such a fruit, as if it
** had been unknown on Java. His thoughts, however, he kept to ïmse ;
o « but
VOL. II. ^
Introduction of
the Mahometan
religion in the
eastern provinces*