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Ratu Boko is located on a plateau, about three kilometres south of Prambanan temple complex in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The original name of this site is still unclear, however the local inhabitants named this site after King Boko, the legendary king mentioned in Roro Jonggrang folklore . [ 1 ]
The Mataram kingdom era has left a profound impact in Javanese culture. The Mataram era is hailed as the classical period of Javanese civilisation; for during this period the Javanese culture, art and architecture was blossoming and developed further, consolidated and mixed their indigenous elements with dharmic influences.
The Sultanate of Mataram (/ m ə ˈ t ɑːr əm /) was the last major independent Javanese kingdom on the island of Java before it was colonised by the Dutch. It was the dominant political force radiating from the interior of Central Java from the late 16th century until the beginning of the 18th century.
As Mataram's troops still respected Giri Kedaton's soldiers which was considered the descendant of Sunan Giri, a member of the Walisanga, Sultan Agung assigned Pangeran Pekik, a descendant of Sunan Ampel (Sunan Giri's father-in-law), to suppress the rebellion. Pangeran Pekik himself had been married to Queen Pandansari, Sultan Agung's sister ...
Gapura Naga (dragon gate) as a sign of entering the Giri Kedaton area. Now it is a marker for entering the Sunan Giri grave complex. Giri Kedaton (also called Giri Kadaton in Javanese, Kedatuan Giri in Indonesian) was an Islamic kedatuan (city-state or principality) located in Gresik, East Java and existed in the 15th to 17th centuries, until Giri was conquered by the Mataram Sultanate in 1636.
The graveyard preceding Imogiri was Kota Gede.The graveyard was constructed by Sultan Agung of Mataram in the later years of his reign, probably in the 1640s. [1]The graveyard is a significant pilgrimage ziarah site, particularly on significant dates in the Javanese calendar (such as Satu Suro, New Year's Day), and the Islamic calendar.
Mataram was gradually weakened later through a struggle for succession of Javanese princes and Dutch involvements in internal Mataram court affairs. To secure their positions, later Mataram kings had made significant concessions with the VOC and had given up many of its lands originally acquired by Sultan Agung, including the Parahyangan.
Sanjaya is known as the founder and first king of the Mataram Kingdom. [3] The name King Sanjaya Saga was also mentioned in the old romanticized and mythical Sundanese manuscript Carita Parahyangan (or Parahyangan Story) dated from a later period, in which Sanjaya was portrayed as the Sundanese king and hero of Galuh. [5]