Pakuan Pajajaran
ᮕᮊᮥᮝᮔ᮪ᮕᮏᮏᮛᮔ᮪ | |
|---|---|
Historical city | |
| Nickname: Dayeuh Pakuan | |
 Location of Pakuan Pajajaran copied from book "Kabudayaan Sunda Zaman Pajajaran" Part 2", 2005 | |
| Country | Sunda Kingdom |
| Founded | 669 CE |
| Destroyed | 1579 CE |
Pakuan Pajajaran (Sundanese: ᮕᮊᮥᮝᮔ᮪ᮕᮏᮏᮛᮔ᮪; known as Dayeuh Pakuan/Pakwan or Pajajaran) was the fortified capital city of Sunda Kingdom. The location roughly corresponds to modern Bogor city in West Java, Indonesia, approximately around the site of Batu Tulis. The site is revered as the spiritual home of Sundanese people as it contains much of the shared identity and history of Sundanese people.[1]: 139
The city was settled in at least the 10th century but did not gain major political importance until Sri Baduga Maharaja established it as the royal capital of the Sunda kingdom in the 15th century. In 1513, the city was visited by its first European visitor, Tomé Pires, the Portuguese envoy.[2]: 40 According to his report, the city of Daio (Dayeuh is a Sundanese term for "capital city") was a great city, with a population of around 50,000 inhabitants.[3]: 404
After the reign of King Jayadewata (Sri Baduga Maharaja), Pakuan Pajajaran served as the royal capital for several generations. Dayeuh Pakuan Pajajaran served as the capital of the Sunda Kingdom for almost a hundred years (1482–1579), until it was razed and destroyed by the Sultanate of Banten in 1579.
- ^ Iguchi, Masatoshi (2015). Java Essay: The History and Culture of a Southern Country. Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781784621513.
- ^ Zahorka, Herwig (2007). The Sunda Kingdoms of West Java, From Tarumanagara to Pakuan Pajajaran with the Royal Center of Bogor. Jakarta: Yayasan Cipta Loka Caraka.
- ^ Marwati Djoened Poesponegoro; Nugroho Notosusanto (2008). Sejarah Nasional Indonesia: Zaman Kuno (in Indonesian). Balai Pustaka. ISBN 978-9794074084. OCLC 318053182.