Canggal Hill

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Canggal Hill is a historic site in Central Java, Indonesia, known as the location where an important early Sanskrit stone inscription of the ancient Mataram Kingdom was discovered.

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instanceOf archaeological site
historic site
associatedDeity Shiva
associatedWith Canggal inscription
surface form: Canggal Inscription

ancient Mataram Kingdom
country Indonesia
culturalSignificance evidence of early Hindu polity in Central Java
evidence of early Sanskrit literacy in Java
hasArchaeologicalFind Hindu temple remains
stone lingga
stone yoni
heritageStatus national historical interest (Indonesia)
inscriptionDate 732 CE
inscriptionMentions Sanjaya
surface form: King Sanjaya

establishment of a lingga on the hill
prosperity of Java (Yawadwipa)
knownFor discovery of the Canggal Inscription
early Sanskrit stone inscription
languageOfInscription Sanskrit
locatedIn Java
surface form: Central Java

Java
Magelang Regency
Southeast Asia
locatedNear Magelang
partOf heritage of the Mataram Kingdom
region Kedu Plain
religiousContext Hinduism
researchField Javanese history
archaeology
epigraphy
scriptOfInscription Pallava script
timePeriod 8th century
early Mataram period
topography hill
usedFor religious activities in ancient period

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Canggal inscription foundAt Canggal Hill