Palapa Oath
E354486
The Palapa Oath is a famous 14th-century vow by Majapahit prime minister Gajah Mada to unify the entire Indonesian archipelago under Majapahit rule before he would partake in certain luxuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palapa Oath canonical | 1 |
| Palapa oath expansion program | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Javanese literature work
ⓘ
Majapahit-era text ⓘ historical oath ⓘ political vow ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1334 ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Rajasa dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
King of Majapahit
ⓘ
surface form:
King Hayam Wuruk of Majapahit
|
| associatedWithPolity |
Majapahit Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Majapahit
|
| associatedWithRegion |
Indonesian archipelago
ⓘ
Nusantara ⓘ |
| condition |
Gajah Mada’s Palapa oath
ⓘ
surface form:
Gajah Mada would not enjoy certain luxuries until Nusantara was unified
|
| countryOfCulturalOrigin | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Indonesian unity
ⓘ
symbol of Majapahit imperial ambition ⓘ |
| genre | court chronicle passage ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Indonesian historiography of Majapahit
ⓘ
state narrative of Indonesia as Majapahit successor ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | vow to abstain from enjoying spices and pleasures until conquest was complete ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Gajah Mada
ⓘ
Hayam Wuruk ⓘ |
| hasOriginalName | Sumpah Palapa ⓘ |
| hasRoleOfSpeaker | mahapatih (prime minister) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ascetic self-restraint for political goals
ⓘ
imperial expansion ⓘ loyalty to the king ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | subject of scholarly debate regarding accuracy ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Indonesian nationalism ⓘ |
| inspiredName |
PALAPA B1 communications satellite
ⓘ
surface form:
Palapa communications satellite series
|
| language |
Kawi (Old Javanese)
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Javanese
|
| madeBy | Gajah Mada ⓘ |
| mentionsConcept | palapa (symbolic of worldly pleasures or spices) ⓘ |
| modernUsage |
invoked in speeches about Indonesian territorial integrity
ⓘ
used as a symbol in Indonesian government and corporate names ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Java ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | unification of Nusantara under Majapahit rule ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | known only through later manuscripts ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Kidung Sunda
ⓘ
Pararaton ⓘ |
| referencedBy |
Indonesian historians
ⓘ
Indonesian school curricula ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Nusantara concept of territorial unity ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Majapahit expansion in the 14th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
concept of Indonesian archipelagic unity
ⓘ
formation of a proto-Indonesian identity ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Gajah Mada ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Palapa oath expansion program