Sunda Kingdom
| Kingdom of Sunda | ||||||||||||||
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 The territory of Sunda Kingdom
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| Capital | Pakuan Pajajaran, Kawali | |||||||||||||
| Languages | Sundanese, Sanskrit | |||||||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism, Buddhism, Sunda Wiwitan | |||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | |||||||||||||
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| • | Coronation of king Tarusbawa and change the name from Tarumanagara to Sunda | 669 | ||||||||||||
| • | Lost Sunda Kelapa to Sultanate of Demak in 1527, Sultanate of Banten invasion in the 1570s | 1579 | ||||||||||||
| Currency | Native gold and silver coins | |||||||||||||
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| Today part of |
 Indonesia
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The Kingdom of Sunda was a Hindu kingdom located in western Java from 669 to around 1579, covering the area of present-day Banten, Jakarta, West Java, and the western part of Central Java. According to primary historical records, the Bujangga Manik manuscript, the eastern border of the Sunda Kingdom was the Pamali River (Ci Pamali, the present day Brebes River) and the Serayu River (Ci Sarayu) in Central Java. Most accounts of the Sunda Kingdom come from primary historical records from the 16th century.
Knowledge of the kingdom among Sundanese people has been kept alive through Sundanese Pantun oral tradition, the chant of poetic verses about the Golden Age of Sunda Pajajaran, and the legend of King Siliwangi (Prabu Siliwangi), the most popular king of Sunda.
Most account and records of the Sunda Kingdom came from manuscripts dated from a period later than the Golden Age, such as Wangsakerta, Carita Parahyangan, Kidung Sunda, Bujangga Manik, and Pustaka Rajyarajya i Bhumi Nusantara. Several stone inscriptions also mention the kingdom, such as Jayabupati, Kawali, and Batutulis.
The earliest reference to the name "Sunda" being used to identify a kingdom is the Kebon Kopi II inscription dated 854 Saka (932 AD). The inscription was in old Javanese script, but the language used was old Malay. It translates as follows:
This memorial stone is to remark the saying of Rakryan Juru Pangambat (Royal Hunter), in 854 Saka, that the order of government is returned to the power of king of Sunda.
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