The Ancestral Country
Ambition Descendants of Old Mataram

The burly man with a thin mustache came down escorted by two men with long beards and 20 men dressed as noble. Behind him were two beautiful women like a noble princess following the steps of the man. They gathered at the port of Kambang Putih waiting for another ship that was a follower of the man. One by one the ships slowly docked at the second largest seaport in the country of Panjalu after the port of Halong in Kalingga.

After all gathered, no less than 2000 foreign-clothed were with the man.

They came to Jawadwipa Land with 100 large ships from Suwarnadwipa.

"Dang Hyang Dyah Wijayavarman,

All the loyal followers of His Majesty have gathered all. Please follow the instructions", said a white-bearded old man who appeared to be the right-hand man or the main adviser and the burly man respectfully.

"Mpu Danda, please,

Our goal is Daha who is a descendant of the traitor Mpu Sindok. Daha currently controls almost the entire land of Java in the middle. While Jenggala only controlled the area in the east.

In your opinion, what should I do now? Go straight to the king of Panjalu or meet the king of Jenggala?", asked the man named Dyah Wijayavarman immediately.

"According to what I heard, the new King of Jenggala was defeated by the King of Panjalu in their great war, Dang Hyang..

We use sheepfighting tactics to bring them both down. First we approach the Wolf King to ally with us. After we subdue Daha, we will finish off King Jenggala.

What do you think of Dang Hyang?", Mpu Danda the main advisor looked at Dyah Wijayawarman's face.

"Hemmmmmmm can too..

The throne of the Mataram Kingdom must return to the descendants of the Syailendra dynasty. I will restore the glory of my ancestors in Jawadwipa Land" said Dyah Wijayawarman while clenching his hands firmly. The young man looked at the blue sky above the White Cauldron Port with a confident look.

After making a large horse purchase in the Kambang Putih area, the group immediately went to the Lwaram region, where they were, former allies of Srivijaya who once destroyed the kingdom of Medang as a form of revenge descendants of the House of Syailendra who ruled the kingdom of Srivijaya.

An Akuwu Lwaram named Mpu Wiryamukti was their goal.

Dyah Wijayavarman, is a descendant of Dyah Wawa, the last king of the Old Mataram kingdom who ruled the Central Java region and most of East Java without Blambangan and Lamajang region. When the pralaya that destroyed the kingdom of Old Mataram due to the eruption of Mount Mandrageni or Mount Merapi, Mpu Sindok who became Mahamantri i Hino led the remaining inhabitants of the Old Mataram capital of Mamrati to evacuate to East Java.

As the son-in-law of Dyah Wawa who is also the only surviving Old Mataram palace family, Mpu Sindok was crowned as the new King of Medang kingdom with the title of Sri Maharaja Rakai Hino Dyah Sindok Isyanawikrama Dharmottunggadewawijaya with the capital at Tamwelang. Mpu Sindok then established the Isyana dynasty that ruled the territory of the Old Mataram Kingdom in East Java.

While an Old Mataram prince named Dyah Mahasumba managed to save himself from the pralaya chose to evacuate to Suwarnadwipa, asking for help to the descendants of Balaputradewa who ruled the territory of the Srivijaya Kingdom. Dyah Mahasumba who is cowardly and just want to live a good life, chose to ignore the people of Mataram who were thrashed due to natural disasters that destroyed all of Kotaraja Mamrati and the southern region of Ancient Mataram.

It is said by a poet, that the destruction of Mamrati City is the balak of Hyang Tunggal because of the frequent bloodshed among the palace to fight for the throne of the kingdom of Mataram.

Dyah Wijayavarman is the great-grandfather of Dyah Mahasumba. He came to the land of Jawadwipa after being expelled by the Maharaja of Srivijaya, Sri Sanggramawijayottunggawarman after trying to seize the throne. Together with his 2 thousand followers, Dyah Wijayavarman is not allowed to step on Earth Suwarnadwipa again. Dyah Vijayavarman was not killed by the Maharaja of Srivijaya because his wife was the king's younger brother.

At the suggestion of Mpu Danda and Dyah Pangkaja they sailed to Jawadwipa Land. They want to take the land of Java which they think is the right of inheritance from Dyah Wawa, the last king of the Old Mataram kingdom.

Dyah Wijayavarman's entourage continued to move in a southwest direction. After traveling for 2 days overnight, passing through several Pakuwon in the Bojonegoro region, they reached the Pakuwon Lwaram region.

The arrival of 2 thousand people under the leadership of Dyah Wijayawarman made the residents of the city of Pakuwon Lwaram frightened. They chose to get off the streets of the city rather than face strangers.

The soldiers of Pakuwon palace were on standby as soon as they reached the front gate of the palace.

"Do you want to come here ha?", a soldier who was on standby with a spear was ready to hit the group.

A burly man immediately jumped down from his riding horse. His fast and light body movements signified that he had a high kanuragan science.

"It is too bad that your mouth says harshly to our Sang Hyang!

Apologize quickly or I'll take your life right now", snapped the burly man with a thick mustache and a large mole next to his nose.

"Sudiwara, please,

Don't be so rude. We do not want to fight in this place" said Dyah Wijayawarman from his horse.

"Well Dang Hyang...

Hey soldier, man,

Tell your leader Akuwu Wiryamukti that Dang Hyang Wijayawarman from Srivijaya has arrived and wants to meet", said the burly man named Sudiwara while grunting coldly at the guard of the palace gate of Pakuwon Lwaram.

The soldier immediately turned to look at a friend. A slight gesture from him made the friend immediately run towards the inside of Pakuwon Lwaram Palace.

Akuwu Wiryamukti and two palace officials Pakuwon Lwaram, The Pamgat (a type of judge) Mpu Ketu and Bekel Pervisor Kumbina were talking about the situation of Pakuwon Lwaram when the guard soldiers entered the Pakuwon pisowan hall.

"What are you going in here without me calling, Warrior?", asked Akuwu Wiryamukti as he looked towards the guard.

"Please forgive Gusti Akuwu,

Thousands of people came to the front gate of Pakuwon palace. One of them claimed to be named Dyah Wijayawarman from Srivijaya wanted to meet with Gusti Akuwu", reported the palace gate guard soldier while respecting Akuwu Wiryamukti.

A big smile spread across the lips of Akuwu Wiryamukti. Almost 6 full moon ago he just received a letter from Dyah Wijayawarman asking for an alliance with Akuwu Wiryamukti to claim the right to the throne of the kingdom of Ancient Mataram which has now transferred power to the descendants of Mpu Sindok.

Mpu Wiryamukti is indeed ambitious to re-establish the power of the Kingdom of Wurawari which has been destroyed in the era of Prabu Airlangga's rule, directly agreed to the alliance request in the hope of becoming a vassal King of the free under the Old Mataram Kingdom. He did not expect that their arrival would be this fast to reach the palace of Pakuwon Lwaram.

Akuwu Mpu Wiryamukti immediately got up from his seat and immediately walked towards the gate of Pakuwon palace to welcome the arrival of Dyah Wijayawarman. Two Lwaram palace officials followed the leader's steps.

Dyah Wijayavarman immediately jumped down from his horse as soon as he saw a thick-bodied man with slightly gray hair in luxurious clothes like palace officials coming to his entourage.

"Welcome to Pakuwon Lwaram Gusti Pangeran Dyah Wijayawarman" said Akuwu Mpu Wiryamukti while bowing his body a sign that he was respectful to Dyah Wijayawarman.

"Hmmmmmmm..

Thank you for your welcome Akuwu Lwaram. You really can count on" said Dyah Wijayawarman with a meaningful smile.

"Let's just talk inside, Gusti Prince.

Bekel Kumbina's,

You arranged a place for the followers of Gusti Pangeran Dyah Wijayawarman in the place I had prepared in the west of this city. Remember not to attract attention", Akuwu Mpu Wiryamukti turned to Bekel Kumbina who was standing behind him.

"Sendiko dawuh Gusti Akuwu" said Bekel Kumbina while respecting the Akuwu Lwaram.

The leaders of the followers of Dyah Wijayawarman followed the leader along with Akuwu Mpu Wiryamukti into the palace of Pakuwon Lwaram. While Bekel Kumbina assisted by some soldiers directed the followers of Dyah Wijayawarman from Suwarnadwipa to occupy some of the soldiers' barracks that have been prepared for them.

Akuwu Wiryamukti directly sat cross-legged on the floor of Pakuwon Lwaram pisowan hall with Sang Pamgat Mpu Ketu. Dyah Wijayavarman also followed along with his followers who numbered about 20 people.

"Hamba begs not to welcome the coming of Gusti Prince properly. I did not expect that the arrival of Gusti Prince Wijayawarman will be this fast to Lwaram", said Mpu Wiryamukti with a faint smile.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. You still admit that I am the rightful heir to the throne of the Old Mataram kingdom that has made me happy.

I promise, if I am able to re-establish the power of the Old Mataram Kingdom, then the Lwaram region and its surroundings will be my right to power as my subordinate King, Mpu Wiryamukti", Dyah Wijayawarman smiled knot.

"Thank you for Gusti Prince's generosity. Wiryamukti really appreciates it.

What is Gusti Prince's next move? It is currently impossible for Gusti Prince to hold an open war against the Kingdom of Panjalu. Their war power is too great for us to face right now", Mpu Wiryamukti looked at Dyah Wijayawarman's face immediately.

"We cannot immediately declare war on the Kingdom of Panjalu, Mpu Wiryamukti.

We must first build a force large enough to prepare me for the right to the throne of the Old Mataram kingdom.

The main enemy of Panjalu is only Jenggala. Galuh Pakuan did not want to mess with Panjalu because the youngest daughter Prabu Darmaraja was taken by his wife by the current King of Panjalu. Right now we have to work with Jenggala to face Panjalu.

Remember, the enemy is a friend of Mpu Wiryamukti", said Dyah Wijayawarman with a big smile.

Therefore we must keep this a secret before we are really able to fight the Panjalu Kingdom war fleet.

So when will Gusti Pangeran send an ambassador to go to Jenggala?", asked Mpu Wiryamukti while staring at Dyah Wijayawarman.

Hearing the question, Dyah Wijayavarman immediately turned to his followers. A man named Janasamba who is famous as a spokesman immediately saluted Dyah Wijayavarman.

"I am ready to be an ambassador to Jenggala, Dang Hyang.

But I need a caraka as a guide to the region" said Janasamba while respecting Dyah Wijayawarman.

"Well, you heard my followers speak for yourself, Mpu Wiryamukti.

Only you send a caraka to accompany Janasamba to Jenggala", Dyah Wijayavarman smiled knots at Akuwu Wiryamukti.

Throughout the day they continued to discuss various plans on preparations to request the right to the throne in Panjalu.

Next morning. The morning sun began to appear in the blue eastern sky. The weather in Pakuwon Lwaram city is sunny. As bright as the hopes of Dyah Wijayavarman who wants to become king.

Four people dressed as commoners rode on their horses each heading eastward. After receiving a letter from Dyah Wijayawarman, Janasamba and the three carakas from Pakuwon Lwaram immediately headed towards Kahuripan City.

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After a week after the birth of Prince Jayagiri, Panji Watugunung with Dewi Srimpi and Cempluk Rara Sunti departed to head towards Karang Anom Duchy.

The government wheel of the Kingdom of Panjalu is carried out by Mapatih Jayakerti assisted by Senopati Warigalit and Tumenggung Landung. Patih Saketi was given the task of managing the Katang-katang Palace and Kadiri region consisting of Watugaluh, Tamwelang, Kunjang and Kadiri. The government is going well.

Tumenggung Jarasanda was tasked to move the headquarters of Garuda Panjalu Forces which became the main stronghold of defense. In Wanua Pajarakan, Tumenggung Jarasanda built a headquarters for Garuda Panjalu Forces in aid of Demung Rajegwesi and Rakai Sanga.

While Senopati Narapraja and Tumenggung Sindupraja got the task to rebuild the Daha palace. Aided by the people of Daha, they worked hand in hand to build the Daha Palace.

This time the journey of Panji Watugunung and his two wives was escorted by Demung Gumbreg and Tumenggung Ludaka and 100 soldiers of the king's guard.

After crossing the Brantas river, the group of Watugunung Panji moved quickly towards the Karang Anom Duchy.

Their arrival in the Duchy of Karang Anom City made the residents immediately pull over and pay their respects to the group.

"Lu, do you know what we're here for?", asked Demung Gumbreg who rode beside Tumenggung Ludaka.

"Where do I know Mbreg?

Indeed, you yourself know what the purpose of Gusti Prabu Jayengrana visit to Anom Reef?", Tumenggung Ludaka looked at the stock soldier who was fattened.

"This must have something to do with their late tribute the other day, Lu...

Among the dukes of the Panjalu region, only Karang Anom and Bhumi Sambara were the slowest to send tribute to the government of Panjalu", Demung Gumbreg said while stroking his chin.

"I don't think that's a problem, Mbreg.. I'm sure of it", Tumenggung Ludaka punched his horse.

"Kog are you sure about Lu?

Indeed the late earth tax is not a problem?", Demung Gumbreg turned to look at Tumenggung Ludaka.

"Yes a problem but there is more to the matter of Mbreg" said Tumenggung Ludaka while staring at the two soldiers riding in front of him.

"What is Lu?", asked Demung Gumbreg curiously.

"People who do not know what but are pretentious in everything" replied Tumenggung Ludaka immediately.

"People who know but don't know what?

Mmmmmm...

Eh you quip me Lu?", Demung Gumbreg glared at Tumenggung Ludaka.

"Not insinuating you Mbreg. But the truth is so. Try to talk like that to Gusti Prabu Jayengrana, it must have upset him.

You want to try?", said Tumenggung Ludaka with a smile knot.

Demung Gumbreg immediately looked back where Panji Watugunung and his two wives were riding. Seeing the face of Panji Watugunung for a while, Gumbreg immediately shuddered in horror.

"Not to Lu..

Just look for the disease" Demung Gumbreg said immediately. Tumenggung Ludaka chuckled amusedly at the behavior of his closest friend.

In front of the palace gate of the Duchy of Karang Anom, the Duke of Windupati had stood up to welcome their arrival.

"Welcome to the Duchy of Karang Anom Palace, Gusti Prabu Jayengrana"

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Enjoy while you are, do not forget to be happy

Stay upbeat no matter what.

Yuk mopi ☕☕☕

Author by ebez2812