The History Of
Kutai Mulawarman Kingdom

MAHARAJA KUTAI MULAWARMAN
6 min readJul 29, 2023

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HISTORY OF THE KUTAI KINGDOM IN MULAWARMAN

Starting from the reign of the Sagara Kingdom which was previously the power of the Malayan Kingdom which in the Yupa inscription was called Pravatam Sadiva Malaya which in the 1st century was led by the Kings called Tahani during the reign of Tahani to VI had a son-in-law named Kudungga and his son-in-law also built a royal state with the name of the Kingdom of Sagara with its capital or Kutanegara named Bakulapura from the name Muara Kaman now so that in 1635 AD under the Power of the VOC and the Dutch East Indies, England and Japan and in 1945 under the Republic of Indonesia, in 2001 AD this Kingdom was revived through the enactment of Customary Law and Culture and was given the name KUTAI MULAWARMAN KINGDOM with 50 generations of kings to date.

The Sagara Kingdom is a Hindu kingdom in the archipelago which is the earliest kingdom in Indonesia. The Sagara Kingdom started from a regional kingdom called Sadiva Malaya which was founded in 17 AD and then received the arrival of Hindu priests from Barata (India).

The Sagara Kingdom adhered to Hinduism and became a large country in the 4th century (around 400 AD) with evidence of the discovery of 7 Yupa-shaped Inscription Pillars in Muara Kaman, Kutai Kertanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

This kingdom is located in Muara Kaman, East Kalimantan, precisely in the upper reaches of the Mahakam River, the name Kutai is the name of an area called Quetaire which means a vast wilderness because this kingdom has a vast ocean and land.

Kutanegara is Bakulapura which means the meeting of two estuaries, which is called Muara Kaman.

Yupa Stone and Yoni Stone and Linga were built by “Brahmins”, which are now called Yupa Inscriptions.

Yupa’s name is mentioned in inscriptions found which indicate the existence of a royal pedestal that was built in the 4th century.

This religious culture was brought to Indonesia around the 2nd or 4th century, each of which was brought by the Warandewa Wangsa traders, namely Indian and Campa traders.

In the life of the dynasty or the descendants of the king still maintain traditions and ceremonies so that from the culture of Belian Belian Tanah, Belian Semega, Belian Tujuh Buka Walu and Sawai language, Indeed and Dondang and Dandeng and Neroyong Genealogies and customary law are still being reminded from generation to generation, the latest generation is only recorded in 1997 and completed in 1999 until 2011, the genealogy was registered in the register book of the District Court in Tenggarong.

The era of the Sagara Kingdom began during the reign of Maharaja Aswawarman, then became famous during the reign of Maharaja Sri Mulawarman in the 4th century. Whereas previously they were Sri Kudungga and the Tahani as Kings of the area.

The area that developed during the reign of Maharaja Sri Mulawarman, the people lived well and they felt at peace.

Under the colonial rule of the VOC which changed the political situation in the archipelago so that in 1635 the VOC power was eager to control the territory of the Kings by means of war.

Then after the VOC colonization and in the era of Indonesian independence, the kingdom was revived by the Government in an effort to preserve cultural traditions.

From 03 September 2001 to 09 September 2001.Located in Muara Kaman, CERAU was held, namely the Mulawarman Traditional Ceremony (UAM).

This ceremony is the Ascension of the ThroneMaharaja Srinala Praditha Alpiansyah Rechza Fachlevie Wangsawarman (Prof. M.S.P.A Iansyah Rechza. F.W, Ph.D) Maharaja Kutai Mulawarman, Great Ruler with Customary Law with the title, His Imperial Majesty Sovereign Emperor Kutai Mulawarman.

As Her Majesty Maharaja Srinila Karmila Perwati Dewi (Dr. M.S. Karmila., PD, Ph.D)

And Has The Crown Prince Of Maharaja Nala Indra Vachrucha Dilaya Who Was Ceremony On December 27, 2017.

KUTAI MULAWARMAN KINGDOM FAMILY TREE OR KINGDOM OF SEGARA IN MUARA KAMAN

KUTAI MULAWARMAN’S GENESIS OF THE KINGDOM Listed below is a series of various notes and information from sources who were empowered on 27 March 2011 by Maharaja Kutai Mulawarman, Prime Minister and Mangkubumi in the Word Towards Kutai Raya Semesta, dated 20 October 2011 in the history of Kutai, published on 03 August 2011 by Secretary General of the Indonesian Kutai Tribe Authorized by Maharaja Kutai Mulawarman, August 5, 2011 Listed in the Appendix Tracing the Stamped Lineage History in Kalpa Yogini Turangga dated September 3, 2001, and the Return of Organizing Life, Customs and Culture, Heritage of the Kingdom of Kutai Date, November 2, 2010 Has Been Registered in the Register Book Registrar of Laws at the Tenggarong District Court, 11 June 2012 No.W18-U4/III/HK.02.1/VI/2012 Signed by the Registrar/Secretary H.Iman Hayadi.SH. NIP. 19630913 198503 1 008 And approved by Maharaja Kutai Mulawarman.

THE WIRA STORY OF THE WANGSAWARMAN DESTINATION ABOUT THE MAHARAJA SRI KUDUNGGA IN THE BOOK OF GOTASAWALA

Which Started From Ruling Shunga Ruled From 185 BCE-73 BCE Mastering Shunga Sanskrit: Or Sunga Was The Magadha Dynasty That Ruled Central And Eastern North India. Founded After The Fall Of The Maurya Dynasty. The Capital Of The River Was Pataliputra.

The River Was Replaced By The Kanva Dynasty Around The year 73 B.C. In Tambo, the history of the Kutai Mulawarman Kingdom, that the kings are the river will become kings and build the dynasty of the Warman dynasty (Wamsawarman), the Warman Dewa dynasty ruled the archipelago.

This genealogy is related to this lineage during the Maurya period in the government of Sri Maharaja Bhrihadrata in the Maghada Kingdom with the capital city Dipetaliputra In India, who fought with Mahasenopati Pusyamitra, who founded the Sunga dynasty, which gave birth to Maharaja Agnimitra, who built the city of Wisida and his descendants named Wasuma Mitra gave birth, Mitroga, whose son was Atwanga, who gave birth to Kudunga and Radjendra, brought down the kings of the archipelago.

This is that Mahasenopati Pusyamitra brought down the kings of the archipelago. Beginning with Emperor Pusyamitra Sunga (185–149 BC), Agnimitra (149–141 BC) Vasujyeshtha (141–131 BC), Vasumitra (131–124 BC), Andhraka (124–122 BC), Pulindaka (122–119 BC), Ghosha (119–108 BC), Vajramitra (108–94 BC), Bhagabhadra (94–83 BC), Devabhuti (83–73 BC) Who gave birth to Mitroga.

Based on sources from the Indian host kingdom Magadha that Devabhuti was stupid by the Kusuna dynasty, his descendants fled to the archipelago and then settled in one of the villages of Kutanegara and the kingdom of Bakulapura in Tanjung Negara.

According to the Book of Pusaka Radja-radja I Bumi Nusantara, it is stated that Mitrongga Lugubhumi, the Chief Resident / Penghulu Bakulapura and also a merchant traveled from one island to another, which gave birth to Attwangga, the Chief Resident / Penghulu Bakulapura and a merchant, married to Rani Spatikarnawadewi’s sister, Dewawarman’s wife to -VIII King Salakanagara, has two children. 1- Bhadrawarman becomes king in the kingdom of Lin Yi or Campa to marry Princess King Lin Yi or Campa. 2- Kudungga Banabya became the head of Bakulapura as well as Tahani VII.

Kudungga Banabya / Ga Dong Ga / Kundungga / Tahani VII married Princess Puan Gamboh who was the daughter of Tan Seredang / Tahani VI. While the titles of Raja Sri Narendrasya Kundunggasya Mahat Manah to Kundungga and Rani Sri Gabok to Puan Gamboh are honorary titles as the parents of Maharaja Sri Aswawarman, Kundungga is the cousin of Aswawarman who later became son-in-law after marrying his son, Kudungga in Sanskrit Kuṇḍungga IAST (Kunnddungga if standardized as Kundungga), Kundungga has a wife named Puan Gamboh who holds the title Rani Sri Gabok of the descent of Tahani (an ancient Malay kingdom name).

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