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Sunda Kingdom

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former kingdom in Indonesia

Key facts

Capital
Pakuan Pajajaran Kawali
Common languages
Old Sundanese Sanskrit
Religion
Sunda Wiwitan Hinduism Buddhism
Government
Absolute monarchy
1030 1042
Sri Jayabhupati (first)
1371 1475
Niskala Wastu Kancana
1475 1482
Susuk Tunggal
1482 1521
Sri Baduga Maharaja
1521 1535
Surawisesa
1567 1579
Raga Mulya (last)
Currency
Native gold and silver coins

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Today part ofIndonesia

The Sunda Kingdom (Old Sundanese: ᮕᮢ(pra)ᮠ(ha)ᮏᮡ (jya)ᮔ᮪(n) ᮞᮥ(su)ᮔ᮪(n)ᮓ(da), romanized: Prahajyan Sunda, Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈsunda]) was a Sundanese Hindu kingdom located in the western portion of the island of Java from 669 to around 1579, covering the area of present-day Banten, Jakarta, West Java, Lampung, and the western part of Central Java. The capital of the Sunda Kingdom moved several times during its history, shifting between the Galuh (Kawali) area in the east and Pakuan Pajajaran in the west.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sunda Kingdom” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.