Inscription Of Batutulis, Bogor
Name: Batutulis
Inscription.
Location: City
Of Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.
Year: 1533 AD / 1455 Saka, based at sentence Panca
Pandawa Pengemban Bumi at inscription,
Archeolog Hasan Djafar interpreted it as 1455 Saka, in time Pajajaran under King
Surawisesa ( ruled 1521-1535 AD)
History Of
Discovery: The Inscription find by VOC
Army lead by Adolf Winkler at 1690 AD, in expedition to South Batavia ( now
Jakarta) and next, followed VOC reports,
include by Raam and Corps. At 19 AD , Raffles report in Bogor, there Pajajaran
s sites , he guess it is Pajajaran s capital at Bogor, and also find this inscription
at Bogor. He write at his book, The History Of Java.
Original
language: Old Sundanese.
Synopsis: The inscription tell about Sri Baduga
Maharaja, Pajajaran greatest King, and his achievment for Pajajaran Kingdom,
including build protected forest and
ditch at Capital Pakuan Pajajaran, capital of Sunda Empire, in inscription,
also tell Sri Baduga Maharaja is son
from Rahyang Dewa Niskala, grandson from Rahyang Niskala, and coronated with title Prabu Guru Dewataprana, and in
Pakuan, coronated for second time with title Sri Baduga Maharaja Ratu Haji Ing
Pakuan Pajajaran.
History: At
1521 AD, Sri Baduga Maharaja as Sunda Pajajaran Emperor send his crown prince,
Surawisesa to Malaka, Portuguese basic at Southeast Asia, for asked help from
Portuguese to facing Demak and Cirebon power at Java, At 1522 AD, Surawisesa coronated
as king in Pajajaran, he decide submit his territory in Banten and Sunda Kelapa
for Portuguese and permit Portuguese to build castles in Banten and Sunda
Kelapa. At 1526 AD, Demak and Cirebon united to attack Pajajaran s teritories
in Banten and Sunda Kelapa, Sultan Of Demak, Trenggana, send his mainstay
general, Fatahillah , son in law of Cirebon s ruler, Susuhunan Jati ( Sunan
Gunung Jati/ Sharif Hidayatullah), to attack Banten at 1526 AD and Sunda Kelapa
at 1527 AD, Fatahillah succeded destroy Pajajaran s army and seize Banten and
Sunda Kelapa for Demak Sultanate, and also destroy Portuguese fleet who landing in Sunda Kelapa at 30 June
1527 AD, after this, Demak-Cirebon force seize Galuh from Pajajaran after
fierce battle with King Of Galuh, Jayaningrat, at 1528 AD, Surawisesa fight
againts Cirebon s army for 15 times, he facing his nephew, Sharif Hidayatullah,
end, Surawisesa terms with Sharif Hidayatullah and he is very regret because
cannot forward his father s greatness, he decide commemorate his father with
write a inscription about his father achievment at 1533 AD, that we know at
Batutulis Inscription.
Recommendation
book/ journal:
Raffles,
Thomas Stamford: The History Of Java, Penerbit Narasi, 2008 M.
Iskandar,
DRS.Yoseph: Sejarah Jawa Barat Yuganing Rajakawasa, Penerbit Geger
Sunten, 2018 M.
Djafar,
Hasan: Prasasti Batutulis Bogor, Amerta Jurnal Penelitian dan
Pengembangan Arkeologi Amerta, Vol 29.No.1 Juni 2011.
Djafar,
Hasan: Prasasti Huludayeuh,
Berkala Arkeologi edisi khusus 1994.
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