kingdom · Maritime Southeast Asia
Galuh Kingdom
Origins
According to Sundanese tradition, chiefly the 16th-century Carita Parahyangan, Galuh emerged around 669 when the lands of Tarumanagara divided along the Citarum River, Galuh taking the east and the Sunda Kingdom the west. Its legendary founder Wretikandayun is said to have ruled from near Ciamis.
Rule and society
Galuh was an inland rice-growing realm with Hindu and indigenous Sundanese religious traditions. Its best-attested period is the 14th and 15th centuries, when kings ruled from Kawali. The Astana Gede inscriptions there record Prabu Raja Wastu, identified with Niskala Wastu Kancana, fortifying the town and urging his successors to rule justly.
Decline and legacy
In 1482 Jayadewata, known as Sri Baduga Maharaja, inherited both thrones and moved the united court to Pakuan Pajajaran, merging Galuh into the Sunda Kingdom. Galuh later came under Cirebon and Mataram, and its name survives in Ciamis regional identity.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
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