The History Origin Name Of The District Kuningan | Kuningan Indonesia

The History Origin Name Of The District Kuningan | Kuningan Indonesia

There are several possibilities of its origin Brass made the name of this area. One possibility is that the term is derived from the name of a type of metal, namely brass. In Sundanese (also Indonesian), is a kind of brass metal made of mixed materials such as tin, silver and bronze. If gilded (cleaned and given a beautiful color) brass it will yellow shiny as gold so that objects made of this material will look good and beautiful. Indeed, the brass can be used as material to make a variety of consumer goods such as sculptures of human life, bowl, light frame and wall hangings.

In Sangkanherang, near Jalaksana before 1914 found some small sculptures made of brass. At least not until the 1950s items made of brass material was highly favored by the elite society (feudal) in Kuningan area. The goods in question in the form of tools and household items in the home decorative items. Objects made from brass was also favored also by a number of community Sundanese, Javanese, Malay, and some communities in the archipelago in general.

In Ciamis and Kuningan area alone there are legends related to the bokor (a place to store things in the house as well as jewelery) that is made of Kuningan. The second legend is told about a Bokor Kuningan that is used as a tool to test the level of knowledge of a religious figure.

In Ciamis - the story Ciung Wanara - Bokor was used to test the pastor Galuh (pre-Islamic) named Ajar Sukaresi are imprisoned in Mount Padang. This pastor was asked by King Galuh the capital of his kingdom based in Bojong Galuh (village Karangkamulya) is now located about 12 miles east of the city Kudat, to assess his abdomen is distended, whether pregnant or not. Error estimate will result in the loss of his life pastor. Indeed distended daughter stomach is a subterfuge of the King, with a pair of Kuningan Bokor on the belly of the princess who then covered with a cloth so that it looks like being pregnant. It was committed solely to deceive and harm the pastor alone.

Ajar Sukaresi pastor already know rotten sense of the King remained calm in guessing riddles given by the King, reverend also said that indeed the stomach princess is pregnant. The king was delighted to hear the answer from the pastor, because he thinks sense of decay to trick reverend succeed. The King with a big head reverend said that guesses wrong, and then ordered the soldiers that the pastor was taken to jail and soon the King issued an order that the priest to death.

It turned out not long afterwards known that the Princess is really pregnant. The king face flushed, it is not possible she thought. With dark eyes of the King is angry and kicked the brass bowl, cauldron and iron prison that was nearby. Bokor, cauldrons and iron prison that fall in different places. The area where the fall of brass bowl, then named Brass which continue to apply until now. The area where the fall of the cauldron (Sundanese: kawali) named Kawali (now city districts that belong to the area Ciamis district and lies between Brass and Kudat, about 65 km south of the Kuningan town), and the area where the fall of the iron prison named Kandangwesi (kandangwesi is Sundanese language vocabulary which means iron prison) located in the area of ​​South Garut.

In the Chronicle of Cirebon and Oral tradition Kuningan Legend Kuningan bokor was used to test the prominent scholars of Islam (guardian) named Sunan Gunung Jati. The story is roughly equal to the story Ciung Wanara, in which there are only a few different things. The difference is situated at the time and place of the event, the purpose and effect of the test, and no event penendangan bowl. If a picture tells a story Ciung Wanara royal era Galuh purely kehinduan or pre-Islamic times, the Chronicle Cirebon and Kuningan Legend oral tradition tells of speech in the time of transition from the Hindu towards the Islamic period or during the process of Islamization. Thus, the content of the story Ciung Wanara older than the content of the Chronicle of Cirebon or oral tradition Kuningan Legend. Ciung Wanara mengungkapakan a story of events in Bojong Galuh, while Chronicle Cirebon and oral tradition Kuningan Legend suggests that the events occurred in Luragung (city district that is located 19 miles east Brass).

Unlike in the story Ciung Wanara, daughter pregnancy assessment is motivated by the goal harm Festive Sukaresi pastor and the pastor result in death, in the Chronicle of Cirebon and oral tradition Legend Brass pregnancy assessment is intended to test the sublime science of Sunan Gunung Jati solely and heightens the impact position The clerical guardian. Children who are born is a boy who then maintained and bred by Ki Gedeng Luragung, Luragung local authorities. Following Sunan Gunung Jati became Sultan in Cirebon. After adult baby was raised by Sunan Gunung Jati be a leader or head region with the name of the Duke Kuningan.

The History Origin Name Of The District Kuningan | Kuningan Indonesia

 

So, from the name of the type of metal bowl making materials that this area is called Kuningan area. That is why, Kuningan bowl used as a symbol of the area District Kuningan. Another emblem of this area is a horse that comes from belonging to Dipati Ewangga samberani horse, a warlord Kuningan.

According to oral tradition Kuningan Legend others, before named Kuningan name of this area is Kajene. Kajene he implies yellow (Jene in Javanese means yellow). In general, the color yellow symbolizes the grandeur in the archipelago. Based materials and yellow brass bowl that, then in the early Islamization of this Kuningan area. But authenticity Kajene sebaga first name of this area is dubious, because according to Parahyangan Stories script written sources are arranged in Ciamis area in the late 16th century AD, Kuningan as the name of the region (the kingdom) has been known since the beginning of the kingdom Galuh, ie since the end of the century -7 or early 8th century AD. Meanwhile, the empire is located within the Regency Kuningan now.

There is another according to local mythology that suggests that the name was taken from the area Brass yellow dangiang expression, which is the name of science occultation (spell) which is related to the ultimate truth. Science is owned by Demunawan, one of which was once the ruler (king) in this area in the early days of the kingdom Galuh.

In the Hindu tradition there is a calendar system that describes the cycle time as the religious ceremony is still used by Hindu-Balinese now. Kuningan became the name of the time (wuku) to 12 of the calendar system. In the period wuku Kuningan always held a religious ceremony as a feast. Could it be, the name wuku Kuningan inspire or encourage the naming of this area?

What is clear, according to Parahyangan Stories and Fragments Parahyangan story, two contemporary manuscripts written on palm leaves and Sundanese beraksara Kuna, in the 8th century AD, Kuningan has been referred to as a royal name that is located not far from the kingdom Galuh (Ciamis, now) and Galunggung kingdom (Tasikmalaya now). The location of the kingdom located in an area that is now the District Kuningan.