Sabtu, 22 September 2012

History of Majalengka


 Until the XV century Majalengka region is divided into three kingdoms:
1) Royal Talaga held by Sunan Corenda or better known as Sunan Parung
2) Kingdom of Rajagaluh held by King Cakraningrat
3) Sindangkasih kingdom, the king was a princess named Nyi Rambutkasih.

Sindangkasih kingdom, the king is a princess who has the pretty face and shapely named Nyi Rambutkasih is a Hindu fanatic. The kingdom is geographically located in Majalengka. Sindangkasih name is taken from the original Mandala Sindangkasih Ki is the seat held by Gedeng Sindangkasih son named Ki Ageng Surawijaya. Originally the name of the place is located in Cirebon area which was then taken by the authorities; were dise.but Ki Gedeng Sindangkasih long resident of Sumedang Disallow the Majalengka now (according to De Pacto Gelu and Talaga). Gedeng Nyi Nyi Sindangkasih also called Ambetkasih and over again is known as Nyi Rambutkasih is a beautiful queen shapely, have the ability and skill, admired and greatly respected by his people was the wife of King Siliwangi. He is the one who is trusted by the King Siliwangi to lead a group that intends to move to Pakuwan Pajajaran (now Bogor), then he became ruler in Sindangkasih as capital of Sumedanglarang.

Ruler in Sindangkasih is Nyi Rambutkasih. Since a long time Nyi Rambutkasih smell an impending Prince Muhammad accompanied his father Prince Panjunan in Sindangkasih in order to conduct dissemination activities of Islamic teachings and this activities is welcomed by the local community.

In Padepokan Sindangkasih, Rambutkasih is holding a meeting with all the senior officers in relation to the kingdom of the activities carried out by Prince Mohammed. When a special meeting is being held Prince Mohammed and his entourage came with the intention to meet with Nyi Rambutkasih Sindangkasih as queen in the kingdom. With Alhamdulillahirrobiralamin greeting, which means Prince Mohammed was grateful and happy to meet a beautiful princess and a ruler in Sumedang Larang, but with no thought in an instant Nyi Rambutkasih disappeared.

Simultaneously Prince Mohammed say: "Madya Rare" which means beautiful daughter had gone , so that the words of the then people call Majalengka. Since then, later Prince Mohammed accompanied his father Prince Panjunan ruled in Sumedang Larang / Sindangkasih, then on the 10th of Muharram 910 H which coincides with the date of June 7, 1490 AD, according to the command of Sunan Gunung Jati based in Cirebon set Prince Mohammed as the leader.

In his old age the Prince Mohammed settled on the slopes of the mountain which is on the south Majalengka until the end of the mountain now known as Mount Margatapa. The wife of Prince Mohammed Armilah Siti buried behind the pendopo (government offices) Majalengka, known as Nyi Gedeng Badori.

Source : http://www.untukku.com/artikel-untukku/sejarah-kota-majalengka-untukku.html
with some modification