Sunda Kingdom
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The Sunda Kingdom was a Sundanese Hindu kingdom located in the western portion of the island of Java from 932 AD to around 1579, covering the area of present-day Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Lampung, a
An image of an Indonesian stamp depicting the nobility of the Sundanese kingdom of Pajajaran presenting the Royal Crown.
Portrait of King Siliwangi (Sri Baduga Maharaja), the legendary king of the Sunda Kingdom.
The Sundanese royal party sailed to Majapahit by Jong sasanga wangunan ring Tatarnagari tiniru, a type of junk, which also incorporates Chinese techniques, such as using iron nails alongside wooden dowels, the construction of watertight bulkhead, and addition of central rudder.
Sundanese traditional house with Julang Ngapak roof in Garut circa 1920s. It was built on poles and having a thatched roof, as described in a 12th-century Chinese source.
Tarumanagara
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Tarumanagara or Taruma Kingdom or just Taruma was an early Sundanese Indianised kingdom, located in western Java, whose 5th-century ruler, Purnawarman, produced the earliest known inscriptions in Java
Sunda Kingdom
…Sunda Kingdom. The earlier period is unclear, much owed to only two manuscripts dated from a much later period, the Carita Parahyangan. Its relations to Tarumanagara, a previous kingdom in western Java is unknown. The history of later period, however, after the late 14th century, is clearer especially following the…
Citarum river in West Java, etymologically connected to Taruma kingdom.
Statue of Kali from Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta
Inscription from the era of Purnawarman, undated, founded in Tugu sub-district of Jakarta.
Fragment of Hindu god Vishnu discovered in Batujaya archaeological site, West Java.