Palapa oath
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The Palapa oath was an oath taken by Gajah Mada, a 14th-century Prime Minister of the Javanese Majapahit Empire described in the Pararaton. In the oath, Gajah Mada swore that he would not rest as long
High relief at Monas in Jakarta, depicting Gajah Mada taking his Palapa oath.
Gajah Mada statue in front of the now-demolished Telecommunication Museum in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta. Palapa, Indonesia's first telecommunication satellite was named after the Palapa oath.
Aru kingdom
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Aru was a major Malay Sumatran kingdom from the 13th to the 16th century. It was located on the eastern coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia. In its heyday the kingdom was a formidable maritime power, an
An imposing traditional Karo house. The people of the Aru Kingdom are believed have been from the same stock as the Karo people of Tanah Karo
Nicolaes Visscher Indiae Orientalis