Mantyasih inscriptionThe Mantyasih inscription (also known as Balitung charter and Kedu inscription) is an important inscription found and kept by Li Djok Ban in Ngadireja Parakan Temanggung, then the inscription was brought by one of the princes of Surakarta to be brought to Surakarta and is now stored in the Radyapustaka Museum, Central Java, Indonesia. It is dated to 907 and was created by King Balitung from the Sanjaya dynasty, of the Ancient Mataram Kingdom. This inscription contains a genealogy of the kings of Mataram before King Balitung.
Sanjaya dynastyThe Sanjaya dynasty (सञ्जय) was an ancient Javanese dynasty that ruled the Mataram kingdom in Java during the first millennium CE. The dynasty was an active promoter of Hinduism in ancient Java. According to the Canggal inscription, the dynasty was founded in 732 by Sanjaya. The Canggal inscription was discovered in the village of Canggal, southwest of the town of Magelang. This inscription was written in the south Indian Tamil Pallava script and describes the erection of a linga (symbol of Shiva) on the hill in the Kunjarakunja area.
Histoire de l'IndonésieLa république d’Indonésie (Republik Indonesia) naît le 17 août 1945 avec la proclamation de l’indépendance des Indes néerlandaises par Soekarno et Mohammad Hatta. L’histoire de son territoire commence au-delà. Il y a environ , la Nouvelle-Guinée était reliée à l'Australie, formant la masse continentale appelée Sahul. L'Australie avait été peuplée il y a au moins par des migrations depuis l'actuel continent asiatique. On a retrouvé, dans la Grande Grotte de Niah au Sarawak un crâne humain qu'on a daté de .
Sailendravignette| Scène à la cour de Sailendra, bas-relief du temple de Borobudur, . La dynastie Sailendra (IAST : Śailēndra, dérivé du sanskrit Śaila et Indra, "Roi de la Montagne", aussi écrit Shailendra, Syailendra, Selendra ou Çailendra) est une dynastie indonésienne ayant régné sur l'ancien royaume de Mataram et Srivijaya, sur l'île de Java, à partir du . Leur règne est marqué par une renaissance culturelle de la région dont témoigne le temple de Borobudur, aujourd'hui classé au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco.
Mataram KingdomThe Mataram Kingdom (mɑːtɑːrɑːm, ꦩꦠꦫꦩ꧀, mətaram); also known as Medang Kingdom was a Javanese Hindu–Buddhist kingdom that flourished between the 8th and 11th centuries. It was based in Central Java, and later in East Java. Established by King Sanjaya, the kingdom was ruled by the Shailendra dynasty and Ishana dynasty. During most of its history the kingdom seems have relied heavily on agriculture, especially extensive rice farming, and later also benefited from maritime trade.