Mendang
Kamulan.
A. J. 5|S,.'
Ardi Kasnma;
Ardi Wijaya,
“ ’The^ambassadors whom, hjej sent >ppQGeededf<^teuthe river-arid’ embarked
“ &t‘'Gresik, i sô called.from;G!2n-i?ïÆ5'Mn.(oonseqi]'enceîof,it'he hills ((Sétfjrfrecùn-
‘A.aingvm this'part ■'of the island SclbSe-tjor the '^ a^h o f
« reached Géj^rdf, theriather?bf <1Std®^&:(3feteldeli§Ktéd*tt®eaviiïÇ-hds' sucr-
“ \fce'i^timmediately-sen£ him a :r einforcement<’of tworthaiïsand peopî%>h£Bhfe
" ,kindled and*fnends of the newmofenists .were perpiitted'fo proceedtirf
“ -'great humbërs Ào Jdwa,' where they «established &fliemselves*-‘prindpally in
" Ithe j^ehthernJand eastern' prbvinces. »dlEh© prindBI'Ostmq^timeiinlimprov-
“ inglfus capital, wMchibecame an-exténsiveî cijyiin the yeaxK>%i>.'>■ Erbm
M -this .period Jdwa .'was known 'and celebrated, as a kingdom “Van■ extensive
“ conimeroetwas carried :qn' withrGw^’ratahd iothër'îqçSjqJàes, randitheribay
(t lof^Matdrem,-.then V safe-place'for; stopping, was *hUedr with qdveotikerâ
lOtfromçall- paris.” bus
In;.som'e^o#Jthe3VAGeô'unts,î the father-of Scmêla^GhdtàAs namfeddüdfe
Achar -,-àandï previously, to the establishment oîi-Mênüdng !Katâûlan\ '^Sémeh,
CM&z:tomself''is!'usually. known by,’the name of‘Id&opAni}
; lit rîfb thing ^however- is represented-«, to have, tended more:ifo,theip|dspëcïty:
“ -oftthis^establishment; than a supposed1 unip^j-^Mc^lis.^aiàrid have taken
“ place- between the familyvOf- Soewélà Gkâîa and» that* téf&msBdndüri} a
“ prinee. who had-gecently arrived, from' thC^Mtoludeadandf estab'lished^hjmi-
" self-i <Sffi 'Balambdngan. 'Heaiângff'oï •ithe'jariSval :-h%Rlj^$lày CM/$,sftto8<
“ prince, with his. followers, ^proceeded to-Méndarig-Kamûlan and? Submitted
" to his -authority, on, eonSifcioprffhat the > eastern
" I Btlambdngan, should be confirmed to him and*toædhsfeèhdânts-. iuAeëoi’d^-
“ ing- to the tradition of-the country’,^this .prince was.-princjgallyindtfced
“ ,to. -submit,-iihi,t consequence • of ..the* other oparty, ■ being! ,able| jtp^çxpîiun-
" the , inscription, and signs of Aj\ .SAfot, which;5he, ! tomself-VhpM^nply
" and in consequence of the production of.Æe, yriting8p;in} ; whichritj-was-
Cf prophesied that the country shouldbecome the inheritance,infythajfamily
« of this,princes
■ ? Strnéla Chdla, after a long and prosperous reign, was succeeded, by his
" son, Ardi Kasûma^ and he-again, on his deatjh, byjais son, named Ardi
“ Wijdya.
“ During the sovereignty df these princes, the cduhtry advanced in fame
" and prosperity, and the' City of Méndang Kaniûlari, since called Brambanan
" or Prambdnan, increased in size and splendour. ' Artists, particularly in
■ “ atone
-"'.stbheJapds^^tals, ifarrived» from, distanttcodntrie^j-'1 the? tfemples, of which
“ the'ruinsrare'l still' extant.* bdW. atlthi^pl'ac&landl^awB^rQj J&adotin. are
It{’jstg,tpdit@ritaye,beenf constr-uqfed^diijih^this,’period,''by artists invited from
^‘^India-;.'and|^SremafflsfoMhe’ palace; sitjiated'oni a rarige’okl'cwiKEls near
l^ltheishie .oflth® th'6usaud$^qnq>f^ existence« of this« first
sprfauital ofiJavM'^
Wijdu&Ax a) numerous-’illegitimate'offspring,
^ j fh e keldesd was appointed chief'of the Class of'-'pnlrivators; the*- |ecqnd' of
|jyithe traders;«the third<to’|tlfe>chargef;opl(the'iwoodsf andl forests,^tB’d fourth
5 |h ie f. of ,th’e manufacturers!ofiloikTsugaa?^ an^.s^itsTand the'- fifths named
^Res&pbi'dmgjG'endiSi^rem&ined as"asisistant< to; his 'father.
“ When this ipwBpeaiihc^'lus ydungesfc-s©h^Mdst^Dendang Oiiidis, found
^thimself in? charge 'of the capiiM',* and investedSwith/the/general ■ administra’-
A. iTibnSyalhpi’bhn’ri.tW A bufr-his-' brothers having- formed’independent'gbverm-
laments iri&other, parts’ ofi^.he.island^rpuscd'tovacknowiedgeLhis,' supremacy^
■ gf.-. Gu,djo£Sbhem»was?esfablished-’atl^%ufe«il another and a third'at
mJC'&ripan.A'iie is-IsaidHovliaveSliheck-ofi:’a br6ten-fheai4,ria consfe^encehof
K ^® ^ p ^ ^ iZ ^ tom ^ ^ a ,<™ra^ms<iipro§en^' wU&^e§tahlished%tB'emi-
.feris, qf^he.couptry., ^
.,il4^ 0|hh4nexta.prince1Svfe>,”naired'r‘din^t®S|ies#accmintS,''’f*’appears't6 hav&
'«’•'succeeded-td^fhe'.gdAfeyhmehi0df Meriddng K d m & f f i n ' , ' Kmuma,,'
said ^E^^^ro^^ed^easfward,
esSblished the kingdom-0^' Janggal^fie capital ,ofj w^ich^so^caided.
,^%^.his;ariachment to the chace,e(jaBg’gd/&f signifying^a dog^-,ifi the
“ Javan^'anguage) was built in t he* to rest ■’ oK^J&Tig awan, 3! few miles to the
i" eastward’of%)e modern Surabaya, where its Aite, wi&« many ^interesting
pointed o u t . .; |h ^ t 'i s - s u p jo s e d to have
^ \t^kemplace-.abou^thh^^ar'8k6<”
the teartier?-'history- of Java it ii^ probable,’' tfh© each:qfehe'se«!three
b^tdcdn’nts | 'e&nt'ains' ’ririie' partiqul'afs’ ;S?But^witteut:f unnecessarily
%gcreditm’^ the claims^'y^ich'dha^ J m ^ try^ a higher
^u^v.jyw&* .^^^^qgfbss^ot^ely.es , utiable, m. th,p^^enf^tatn ^of[I our
inforptation, vt.o; .separate 'truth fFupi ifable.y.tdl' wearrive at a period
whefSits^Cfiords-' are more 'consistent.^ Jinhonttected1 with - tlie^ line ' of
princes'-whose names have feeen brought^fqfWaf d;, 1 many small ^states, petty
dynasties, and separate interests, no doubt existed on Java in earlier times ;
Mendang
Kamuldn
A. J, 525*.
Resi Deudang Gendî&r
Jàng’gala.
A. J. 846'. ^
DewaKasunia.