Prasasti Waruṅgahan, sebuah data baru dari masa awal Majapahit

Abstract

The Waruṅgahan inscription was issued in 1227 Ś / 1305 AD. Its mentioned some names that had never been found on other inscriptions from the same era, as well as  an earthquake event.The Waruṅgahan inscription contains a description commemorating the re-establishment of a freehold (sīma) of Waruṅgahan as a grant by the King, Nararyya Sanggramawijaya, necessary since the original inscription was lost in an earthquake which occurred around that time. The reappraisal is at the request of the original heir of the inscription holder, namely the child pāduka mpuṅku śrī buddhaketu.The mentioning of pāduka mpuṅku śrī buddhaketu and the event of this earthquake are peculiar matter for further studies. The name pāduka mpuṅku was previously only known as referring distinctively to the 11th Century king Airlangga. The existence of an earthquake that causes the inscription to disappear can also be a starting point for study material to suggest a potential earthquake cycle, since it is common knowledge that earthquakes always have "return period patterns".This paper so far serves merely as a preliminary report announcing the discovery of this new data. The focus here is more on the initial transliteration work rather than a definite translated version of the prasasti, and it is expected to open up opportunities for further research in the future.