Tarumanagara

Also known as Taruma Kingdom, Taruma

Key facts

Country.conventional_long_name: State of Taruma
Country.common_name: Tarumanagara
Country.today: Indonesia
Country.p1: Buni culture
Country.s1: Sunda Kingdom
Country.s2: Galuh Kingdom
Country.year_start: ca. 358
Country.year_end: 669
Country.event_end: Invasion by Sriwijaya
Country.image_map: Tarumanagara.svg
Country.image_map_caption: Territory of Tarumanagara
Country.capital: Sundapura (between North Jakarta and Bekasi Regency)
Country.government_type: Monarchy

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

Location
Historiography
Etymology
History
Age of Purnawarman
Kings after Purnawarman
Decline
Economy
Religion
Legacy
See also
References
Bibliography

Tarumanagara or Taruma Kingdom or just Taruma was an early Sundanese Indianised kingdom, located in western Java, whose 5th-century ruler, Purnawarman, produced the earliest known inscriptions in Java, which are estimated to date from around 358 CE.

At least seven stone inscriptions connected to this kingdom were discovered in Western Java area, near Bogor and Jakarta. They are Ciaruteun, Kebon Kopi, Jambu, Pasir Awi, and Muara Cianten inscriptions near Bogor; Tugu inscription near Cilincing in North Jakarta; and Cidanghiang inscription in Lebak village, Munjul district, south of Banten.

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