It Began with Alas Mentaok
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
LITERALLY, Kotagede means a big city, growing out of a small forest called Alas Mentaok. It was Ki Ageng Pemanahan who turned Alas Mentaok into a rich and prosperous city.
The story goes that Sultan Hadiwijaya, the ruler of Kerajaan Pajang, a Hindu kingdom in East Java, gave Alas Mentaok to Pemanahan at the end of the 16th century, as a gift for helping quell the rebellion of Arya Penangsang, Adipati (Regent) of Tuban.
Together with his son Sutawi
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