Galuh Kingdom
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The Galuh Kingdom was a medieval Sundanese kingdom located in the eastern part of Tatar Sunda (now West Java province and Banyumasan region of Central Java province), present-day Indonesia.[1] It was established as a breakaway kingdom of the Tarumanagara around the 7th century.[2] Traditionally the kingdom was associated with the Central & Eastern Parahyangan cultural regions, with territory spanning from Citarum River in the west, to Cipamali and Cisarayu River in the east.[3] Its capital was first located in Karangkamulyan, Ciamis Regency, then Saunggalah, Kuningan and Kawali, north of present-day Ciamis.[3] The etymology of "galuh" is Old Sundanese and Kawi word for "gemstone".[4]
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Galuh Kingdom | |||||||||
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669–1482 | |||||||||
Capital | Kawali | ||||||||
Common languages | Sundanese, Sanskrit | ||||||||
Religion | Hinduism, Buddhism, Sunda Wiwitan | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Maharaja, Prabu | |||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Separation from Tarumanagara by Wretikandayun | 669 | ||||||||
• Unification of Sunda and Galuh under Sri Baduga Maharaja | 1482 | ||||||||
Currency | Native gold and silver coins | ||||||||
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