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The Galuh Kingdom was a medieval Sundanese kingdom located in the eastern part of Tatar Sunda (now West Java province and Banyumasan region of Central Java province), present-day Indonesia. [1] It was established as a breakaway kingdom of the Tarumanagara around the 7th century. [ 2 ]
The United Kingdom of Sunda and Galuh was a kingdom in West Java and western part of Central Java territory which emerged as a unification of the Sunda kingdom and the Galuh kingdom. The two kingdoms themselves were a result of the division of the former Tarumanagara kingdom. This kingdom was often just called the Sunda Kingdom based on ...
Not much is known about the Kingdom of Janggala because the Kingdom of Kediri was the more dominant of the two. Janggala and Kediri were again united when the raja of Kadiri, Kameswara (1116–1136) married a princess of the Kingdom of Janggala, at which point the Kingdom of Janggala ceased to exist.
[12]: 62 The so-called "impure" religion probably refer to native animism beliefs practiced by local population prior of Hindu-Buddhist influence. [12]: 64 Hinduism was the main religion in Tarumanagara kingdom, at least among its elites ruling class. This is based on several inscriptions dated from Tarumanagara period.
Cangkuang Hindu temple a shrine for Shiva, dated from the 8th century Galuh Kingdom. Wretikandayun, the King of Galuh has two sons; Sempakwaja and Mandiminyak. Despite being the eldest son, Sempakwaja was not chosen as the successor because he was toothless, a shameful physical defect considered unsuitable for a king at that time.
Rahiyang Niskala Wastu Kancana was buried at Nusa Larang (forbidden island), which might be identified as Nusa Kambangan near the estuarine of Ci Tanduy that flows through Galuh Kingdom territory. [3] Niskala Wastu Kancana's son, named Tohaan di Galuh in Carita Parahyangan, succeeded him as king but reigned for only seven years.
This kingdom was also known as the Kingdom of Himbar Buana before changing its name to Sumedang Larang. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Sumedang Larang status as part of the Sunda Kingdom and Galuh between the 8th century to the 16th century AD, where the ruler is under the ruler of the two kingdoms.
Kawali was the capital of Sunda Kingdom during Galuh period, between early 14th to late 15th century. It is located in present day Astana Gede archaeological site, in Kawali District of Ciamis Regency, in West Java, Indonesia. [1]: 390