The Reign of Senapati Ingalaga of Mataram 1575-1601

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p. 8.There are Javanese legends about Séséla. p. 10.A fire kindled at a lamp burning on the holy grave at Séséla was brought to the royal residence of Surakarta once a year, probably since its foundation in the 18th century, to symbolise the link between the Court and the Iegendary place of origin of the Mataram dynasty. p. 13.Séséla is not mentioned in 17th-century Dutch notes concerning the origin of the dynasty. Dutch authors of the time reflect West Javanese (Bantên) tradition, saying that the first Mataram ruler was a man of low origin and a servant