Tarumanagara

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the kingdom name?Tarumanagara (also Taruma Kingdom)
2. What is the geographic location?Western Java, Indonesia
3. What was Tarumanagara and where was it located?Tarumanagara was an early kingdom that lived in western Java around the 4th century CE. It is famous for its stone inscriptions, the oldest written records found on the island.
4. Who was Purnawarman and why is he important?Purnawarman was the king of Tarumanagara. His reign produced the oldest stone inscriptions on Java and he built big canals to help farmers.

Indianised Kingdom: A historical state in Southeast Asia that adopted and adapted cultural, religious, and political elements from India.
Epigraphy: The study of inscriptions, their age, origin, and meaning.
Sanskrit: An ancient Indo-Aryan language from India, historically used for religious texts and scholarly works in Southeast Asia.
Maritime Trade Routes: Established paths used by ships for commerce and travel across seas and oceans.