78 ⟶ Sanskrit and Pallawa Script Introduced to Java

Indian Prince Aji Caka introduces the Sanskrit language and ...
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✍️ Sanskrit and Pallawa Script Introduced to Java

Indian Prince Aji Caka introduces the Sanskrit language and Pallawa script, used to inscribe Javanese words and phrases, to the Indonesian islands.⟶
Sanskrit and Pallawa Script Introduced to Java (78)
LanguageWriting SystemsSanskritCultural Exchange
IndonesiaIndonesia

📜 Kutai Kingdom Produces Earliest Known Indonesian Stone Inscriptions

The Kutai Martadipura kingdom in eastern Borneo produced the earliest known stone inscriptions in Indonesia known as the Mulavarman inscription written in the Sanskrit language using Pallava scripture.⟶
Kutai Kingdom Produces Earliest Known Indonesian Stone Inscriptions (350)
InscriptionsSanskritLanguageWritingMonarchy
IndonesiaIndonesia

✍️ I-tsing's Mention of the Holing Kingdom

A Tang dynasty Chinese source written by I-tsing, mentioned about Holing (Kalingga) kingdom, located somewhere in the northern coast of Central Java.⟶
I-tsing's Mention of the Holing Kingdom (664)
Tang DynastyChinese LiteratureCultural ExchangeHistorical Records
IndonesiaIndonesiaChinaChina

📜 Laguna Copperplate Inscription: Earliest Known Written Record in the Philippines

The oldest text discovered in the Philippines—an acquittance document in Old Javanese—is inscribed on a copperplate in Luzon. The acquittance took place on 21 April 900 and involved several aristocrats and high-ranking officials from kingdoms within the islands of Luzon, Mindanao, and Java. The document is currently called the Laguna copperplate inscription.⟶
Laguna Copperplate Inscription: Earliest Known Written Record in the Philippines (900)
Writing SystemsCultural HeritageTradeOld Javanese
PhilippinesPhilippinesIndonesiaIndonesia

🗺️ Franciscan Friar's Voyage and Description of Majapahit

1330: An Italian Franciscan friar, Mattiussi, visited Sumatra, Java, and Banjarmasin in Borneo. In his record he described the kingdom of Majapahit.⟶
Franciscan Friar's Voyage and Description of Majapahit (1318)
ExplorationMiddle AgesReligious OrdersMajapahitCultural ExchangeTravel Literature
IndonesiaIndonesia

👩 Kartini Born in Jepara

April 21: Kartini was born in Jepara, today the date is commemorated as women's emancipation day in Indonesia.⟶
Kartini Born in Jepara (1879)
Women's RightsSocial ReformEmancipationGender EqualityColonialism
IndonesiaIndonesia