Sumpah Palapa

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Sumpah Palapa is the legendary oath sworn by Majapahit prime minister Gajah Mada to unify the Nusantara archipelago under Majapahit rule.

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Sumpah Palapa canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical oath
political pledge
associatedEthnicGroup Javanese
associatedReligion Hindu-Buddhist Java
associatedWithRuler Hayam Wuruk
country Indonesia
culturalSignificance symbol of Indonesian unity
symbol of national integration in Indonesia
genre court oath
goal Majapahit hegemony over the archipelago
expansion of Majapahit influence
unification of Nusantara
historicalDebate extent of actual Majapahit control over Nusantara
historicity semi-legendary
ideologicalInfluence Indonesian nationalism
keyPhrase “Lamun huwus kalah nusantara, ingsun amukti palapa”
language Kawi (Old Javanese)
surface form: Old Javanese
meaningOfKeyPhrase Gajah Mada would not enjoy worldly pleasures before Nusantara was subdued
memoryStatus important element of Indonesian historical narrative
mentionedPlaces Bali
Dompo
Gurun
Haru
Pahang
Palembang
Seran
Sunda Islands
surface form: Sunda

Tanjungpura
Tumasik
modernCommemoration name of various Indonesian institutions and programs
referenced in Indonesian school curricula
used in speeches about Indonesian unity
politicalAim subjugation of rival polities in the archipelago
politicalContext Majapahit expansion
politicalEntityInvolved Majapahit Empire
surface form: Majapahit
politicalFunction legitimization of Majapahit expansionist policy
positionOfOathTaker Mahapatih (prime minister) of Majapahit
region Malay Archipelago
Malay Archipelago
surface form: Nusantara
relatedConcept Nusantara (concept of the Indonesian archipelago)
Wawasan Nusantara
sourceText Kidung Sunda
Pararaton
swornBy Gajah Mada
Gajah Mada
surface form: Mahapatih Gajah Mada
timePeriod 14th century

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Gajah Mada notableWork Sumpah Palapa
Palapa Oath hasOriginalName Sumpah Palapa