Ancient Mataram Kingdom (8th century) is a Hindu kingdom in Java (Central Java and East Java). Based on the records contained in prasassti found, the Ancient Mataram Kingdom goes back to the reign of King Sanjaya who holds Rakai Mataram Queen Sanjaya. He ruled Ancient Mataram Kingdom to 732M.
Above: Dieng temple complex in Wonosobo, Central Java, is a Hindu temple relics during the Ancient Mataram Kingdom.
Ancient Mataram kingdom thought to have stood since the beginning of the 8th century. At its inception, this work is centered in Central Java. However, in the 10th century the center of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom moved to East Java. Ancient Mataram Kingdom has two berbedaa religious backgrounds, namely Hinduism and Buddhism.
The sacred relics of the two buildings among others are Geding Songo Temple, Dieng temple complex, and complex backgrounds Prambanan Hindu. The background in Buddhism among others are Kalasan, Borobudur Temple, Mendut, Sewu, and Plaosan.
Mataram kingdom in Central Java
Ancient Mataram kingdom based in Central Java consists of two dynastic (family), the Sanjaya dynasty and Sailendraa. Sanjaya is the founder of the dynasty of King Sanjaya. It replaces the previous king, the king Sanna. That said, King Sanjaya has saved the Ancient Mataram Kingdom from destruction after the king Sanna died.
After Raha Sanjaya's death, power is held by the Ancient Mataram Kingdom Dapunta Sailendra, founder of the dynasty Sailendra. Sanjaya dynasty kings descent as Sri Maharaja Rakai Panangkaran, Sri Maharaja Rakai Panunggalan, Sri Maharaja Rakai Warak, and Sri Maharaja Rakai Garung a subordinate king of the Sailendra dynasty. By Because of the resistance made by the descendants of King Sanjaya, Samaratungga (king of the Sailendra dynasty) handed over his daughter, Pramodawarddhani, to be mated with Patapan Rakai children, namely Rakai Pikatan (Sanjaya dynasty).
Rakai Pikatan then occupied the throne of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom. Seeing this situation, brother Pramodawarddhani, namely Balaputeradewa, inertia, but lost the battle. Balaputeradewa then fled to P. Sumatra and became the king of Srivijaya.
At the time of Sri Maharaja Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung Dharmodaya Mahasambu power, a power struggle among the princes of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom. When Sri Maharaja Rakai Sumba Dyah Wawa power, the empire ended abruptly. The alleged destruction of the kingdom by the natural disaster since the eruption of G. Merapi in Magelang, Central Java.
Mataram kingdom in East Java
In the aftermath of natural disasters are considered as events pralaya, then according to the cosmological foundation must be built with a new royal dynasty a new one anyway. In the 10th century, the grandson of Sri Maharaja Daksha, MPU Sindok, rebuild the kingdom in Watugaluh (region between Mount Semeru and Mount Wilis), East Java. MPU Sindok rose to the throne in 929 and ruled until 948. Sindok kingdom established MPU is still called Mataram. Thus MPU Sindok regarded as the forerunner of a new dynasty, the dynasty Isana. Transfer to the East Java kingdom is not accompanied by conquest because since the time of Dyah Balitung, power Ancient Mataram Kingdom has meluass up to East Java. After the reign of the dark period MPU Sindok there until the reign of Airlangga Dharmawangsa (1020). Until this time the Ancient Mataram Kingdom was a kingdom saatu intact. However, to avoid a civil war, Airlangga divided into two kingdoms, the kingdom Pangjalu and Janggala.
Above: Dieng temple complex in Wonosobo, Central Java, is a Hindu temple relics during the Ancient Mataram Kingdom.
Ancient Mataram kingdom thought to have stood since the beginning of the 8th century. At its inception, this work is centered in Central Java. However, in the 10th century the center of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom moved to East Java. Ancient Mataram Kingdom has two berbedaa religious backgrounds, namely Hinduism and Buddhism.
The sacred relics of the two buildings among others are Geding Songo Temple, Dieng temple complex, and complex backgrounds Prambanan Hindu. The background in Buddhism among others are Kalasan, Borobudur Temple, Mendut, Sewu, and Plaosan.
Mataram kingdom in Central Java
Ancient Mataram kingdom based in Central Java consists of two dynastic (family), the Sanjaya dynasty and Sailendraa. Sanjaya is the founder of the dynasty of King Sanjaya. It replaces the previous king, the king Sanna. That said, King Sanjaya has saved the Ancient Mataram Kingdom from destruction after the king Sanna died.
After Raha Sanjaya's death, power is held by the Ancient Mataram Kingdom Dapunta Sailendra, founder of the dynasty Sailendra. Sanjaya dynasty kings descent as Sri Maharaja Rakai Panangkaran, Sri Maharaja Rakai Panunggalan, Sri Maharaja Rakai Warak, and Sri Maharaja Rakai Garung a subordinate king of the Sailendra dynasty. By Because of the resistance made by the descendants of King Sanjaya, Samaratungga (king of the Sailendra dynasty) handed over his daughter, Pramodawarddhani, to be mated with Patapan Rakai children, namely Rakai Pikatan (Sanjaya dynasty).
Rakai Pikatan then occupied the throne of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom. Seeing this situation, brother Pramodawarddhani, namely Balaputeradewa, inertia, but lost the battle. Balaputeradewa then fled to P. Sumatra and became the king of Srivijaya.
At the time of Sri Maharaja Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung Dharmodaya Mahasambu power, a power struggle among the princes of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom. When Sri Maharaja Rakai Sumba Dyah Wawa power, the empire ended abruptly. The alleged destruction of the kingdom by the natural disaster since the eruption of G. Merapi in Magelang, Central Java.
Mataram kingdom in East Java
In the aftermath of natural disasters are considered as events pralaya, then according to the cosmological foundation must be built with a new royal dynasty a new one anyway. In the 10th century, the grandson of Sri Maharaja Daksha, MPU Sindok, rebuild the kingdom in Watugaluh (region between Mount Semeru and Mount Wilis), East Java. MPU Sindok rose to the throne in 929 and ruled until 948. Sindok kingdom established MPU is still called Mataram. Thus MPU Sindok regarded as the forerunner of a new dynasty, the dynasty Isana. Transfer to the East Java kingdom is not accompanied by conquest because since the time of Dyah Balitung, power Ancient Mataram Kingdom has meluass up to East Java. After the reign of the dark period MPU Sindok there until the reign of Airlangga Dharmawangsa (1020). Until this time the Ancient Mataram Kingdom was a kingdom saatu intact. However, to avoid a civil war, Airlangga divided into two kingdoms, the kingdom Pangjalu and Janggala.
