Kalingga kingdom

Kalingga
ꦏꦫꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦏꦭꦶꦁꦒ (Jawa)
6th century–7th century
CapitalPrecisely unknown, suggested somewhere between Pekalongan and Jepara
Common languagesOld Javanese, Sanskrit
Religion
Hinduism, Buddhism, Animism
GovernmentMonarchy
Raja 
• circa 674
Shima
History 
• Established
6th century
• Disestablished
7th century
Succeeded by
Mataram Kingdom
Today part ofIndonesia

Kalingga (Javanese: Karajan Kalingga; Chinese: 訶陵; pinyin: Hēlíng; Middle Chinese: [hɑ.lɨŋ]) or She-po or She-bo (Chinese: 闍婆; pinyin: Shépó; Middle Chinese: [d͡ʑia.buɑ]) in Chinese sources,[1] or Ho-ling in Arabic scriptures of Umayyad Caliphate era;[2] was a 6th-century Indianized kingdom[broken anchor] on the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia.

It was the earliest Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in Central Java, and together with Kutai and Tarumanagara are the oldest kingdoms in Indonesian history.

  1. ^ Chang Chi-yun. "Eastern Asia in the Sui and T'and Period" (map). Historical Atlas of China. Vol. 1. Taipei: Chinese Culture University Press, 1980. p. 49
  2. ^ Jurnal penelitian agama, Issues 6-11 [Religious research Journal] (in Indonesian). Balai Penelitian P3M, Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University. 1994. p. 51. Retrieved 4 August 2024.