Sunan Gunung Jati

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Sunan Gunung Jati was a prominent 16th-century Islamic scholar and Wali Songo saint in Java, renowned for spreading Islam in West Java and founding key coastal sultanates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indonesian Islamic scholar
Islamic missionary
Wali Songo saint
founder of sultanate
historical figure
activeIn 16th century
West Java NERFINISHED
northern coast of Java
associatedWith Banten Sultanate NERFINISHED
Cirebon Sultanate NERFINISHED
Demak Sultanate NERFINISHED
burialPlace Cirebon NERFINISHED
Gunung Sembung Cemetery NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy annual pilgrimages to his shrine
local religious festivals in Cirebon
country Indonesia
culturalSignificance regarded as one of the nine saints of Java
subject of Javanese Islamic legends
ethnicGroup Javanese
Sundanese
founderOf Sultanate of Cirebon NERFINISHED
hasPlaceNamedAfter Masjid Agung Sang Cipta Rasa Cirebon NERFINISHED
roads and institutions in Cirebon and West Java
honorificTitle Sunan NERFINISHED
Wali
influenced spread of Islam in Banten
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
Javanese
Sundanese
legacy integration of Islamic teachings with local Javanese culture
pilgrimage site at his tomb in Cirebon
memberOf Wali Songo NERFINISHED
notableFor founding the Sultanate of Cirebon
role in the spread of Islam in coastal Java
spreading Islam in West Java
placeOfActivity Banten NERFINISHED
Cirebon NERFINISHED
Demak NERFINISHED
positionHeld Sultan of Cirebon NERFINISHED
religious leader in Java
religion Islam
roleIn Islamization of West Java NERFINISHED
development of coastal Islamic polities in Java
tradition Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Indonesia NERFINISHED
Java NERFINISHED

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Sultanate of Banten foundedBy Sunan Gunung Jati
Wali Songo hasMember Sunan Gunung Jati