alaroiied at a dream, in-'which he heard a>yoiGe*saying'. « Every thing. in life
“ has a beginning and anend, -all--worldly greatness is vanity, and no man
‘.‘.ican call himself. happy until:his death ^rddyop always' beat this in mind:”
withdrew, and having- followed the cquFgeiof' th.eR.6lQ mi very d’oWir ia-Giisik,
proceeded.whence to Kenddl,| where 'he attracted many followers,1^ his
irreproachable conduct A t lasthe settled on the mountain PardAa??,'i where
he was buried, c
Senapdti, after this Access, proceeded-to carry, the Jcrdton by asshult, and
having entered the front gateway, ithe wifeof<thesultamcam^;fQEth?tentteat-
ing .that-her husband’s life-„-might be sparedy^but, Senapdti, reminding -„b^er..
that he was the, friend .of her father, and had nothing .tb.fear, ; desirediher
instantly to produce her'husband, whichibeingicomplied with-, he „informed
the sultan that the; people of Pqjang being displeased with him he^GOUjd no
longer remain sovereign, but that. he-, and his followers might; return ;„.to;
Demak as soon as they .pleased, the sovereignty - being,; now., conferred1 on
Raden Benawa.
„ Search was made for Roden BenawaMithoat. effect;-,- but ; thatoclpef-, was
duly proclaimed, as „Sultan, and the brother‘of Senapdti -appoint^. ;to administer
the pbuntry until his arrival,
|* -The retreat of Rdden- Bendwcrheing at length, discovered,-. and” that chief
declining to-accept the -government of Pqjang, .his brother,. Fangdran. Gqja
Burnt, was. appointed sultan in his room. The latter shortly after .died, and
was succeeded by the. son„of Benawa, Rdden Sidawmi, on whom thevtitle of
Pangeran Pqjang was conferred. .
As soon as order was again restored;- Sendpdtf ietmned\ to Mqldrem,
carrying with him the saddle called gatdya, the head-dress- called mdchang
gUguh, and a set of gdrnelan called sekar daltma^ which he liad taken1 :at
the assault Qf Pqjang, as. trophies of his victory, together with the cannon
called nidi stbmi, and all the' insignia and ornamentsmf -royalty, .-which, had
descendedt for the most part from the princes of Pqjqjdran and MqjapdJut,
and which are still preserved in the regalia of .the princes of-Java."
Senapdti, in Consequence of these arrangements and the; possession of the
regalia, transferred the seat of empire to Matdrem, and - lost no. time in
raising his family to the highest dignities. Assuming himself the title of
Sultan, he elevated his nephews to the rank of Pangdrans.
His ambitions views being now so far realized, he consulted the Simon
Giri, wishing to obtain bis opinion, whether the time , for the . complete
fulfilment
fulfilment OfthpupiMSphecy wasyhbt\arrived-. ;-;The Stinqn replied,.that if
the->%dBmr, of \Matdrem wishr^itiMbe, sbvdrfiigolof 'the wholetisland ofrJava 1
it was- essential that he shoulderin', thej^lflfenstance,' bring'^thp. eastern
provinces ^gnde^j „Tn^conSeq-Se'rihe ftqfjl this reply; - th„e i Sultan
-jgpg}ediatelyv cnHecteddhis-trobps,: trained them. t@t.fhediuse of arms and
regular,disnip^d^^diS^^fir^uuthjofGpJoAdreTsljpnasohed eastward: .•
^Sji&Aflipdti,. of- Syrakqya,. .,w>o, had^hpld ;ther supreme} \ authority : over -all
rtlje districts,' aa~-Widdpchtto «the SultanVof 2?d/d^^rnft.sboner heard
of, .thesej-'prepa^a|ipns,ii than h^dire.Gted all the* subordinate? chiefs with their
forces to assemble at Jipqng,^ tbejje ('to awaifethg 'arrival? of the army from
M a t d r e m the, moment^wheni a; 1 geiter ai1kejngagement was .about'(t.t>
take place betwe?n'1^beJ.two .ajngfes*. an, itopeh Jetted was delivered fo both
. mly efs*,ftprmjjfrh.'p. Sunan Gh% frejquesting^fjthem ,to ...desistsft andv< proposing an
*aj.;;angement, c by: wbigb., the ;i eastern rprov,inees?yWere to become.’ spbjeetdto
Mqtdfem, buty^-^contipjGie under.Jthe^-imutediate administeatioh) of .the
Adipdti. This, arrangement wag .agreed .^;hyuhofh-ipartieSj,-but the Adipdti,
-soon-repented of.it, whq.in'jooBsequence, was preparing'for "hostilities,1 when
antopen ijupfure was again averted by "the interference!,-o£ the Simon Giri >
Jautisqqn-iafter being, joined., by<Ah*eifbr£es~of Pranardga and Madion,;dhe
Adipdti assembled his troops and marehed to- invade Matanem. . „
, .Senapdti nojsooner-,-heard of _thesq,-hostile ;preparations, andj that "the
Adipdti was levying the revenue/o£pPqjang, than accompanied by his. uncle,
Kidi hide Pdti, he marched towards Madion, and obtained posseSsiomoTthe
ddlam, the chief having previously, fled with his sonftfo Surabaya, leaving
behind him-a daughter whom Senapdti married.' Hiarftncler. displeased at
his conduct, returned to Pdti; but Senapdti1 prosecuted his march towards
, Pasuruan, with* an intention to render himself.\mas£erjrc^‘thafc-pro,vince>r
.. The.chief of Pasuruan was; inolined-to surrender at. discretion,;but was
dissuaded from doing so,-by his-PafeA. .tOne,dayi.whe.n Senapati- accompa-
„nied by only forty men of - his- body guard, was. reconnoitering. the^enemy s
camp, he met the Fateh, - who had-conSe out w.ith s>. similar ^intention; 'when
. a skirmish taking .place, the.-Patch was wounded; by a lance andcfelltto.the
ground,;,. The Sultan lifting him up and placing-.him; bn a mare, sent him
back, to-the chief, with a letter, tied -round, his neck. The chief no .sooner
saw him in tljis disgraceful predicament, thap bp.repented.-of haviftg taken
his advice,; and ordering his head to be immediately severed from his body*
sent it to Senapdti in tok,en of submission.
" u 1
j Matarem.
A. J. 1500.
Seuapat.i.
After