Nagarakretagama

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Old Javanese court poem kakawin literary work

Nagarakretagama is a 14th-century Old Javanese court poem that provides a detailed account of the Majapahit Empire’s political structure, territories, and royal ceremonies.

Aliases (1)

Nagarakretagama poem ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old Javanese court poem → kakawin → literary work →
alsoKnownAs	Desawarnana →
author	Mpu Prapanca →
authorOccupation	Buddhist monk → court poet →
century	14th century →
commissionedBy	Hayam Wuruk →
contains	descriptions of religious sanctuaries → lists of vassal states → topographical descriptions of Majapahit capital →
countryOfOrigin	Majapahit Empire →
culturalContext	Javanese court culture →
dateWritten	1365 →
describes	Majapahit Empire → political structure of the Majapahit Empire → royal ceremonies of the Majapahit court → territories of the Majapahit Empire →
focusesOn	administrative organization of Majapahit → royal tours of Hayam Wuruk → state rituals of Majapahit →
genre	court poem →
historicalPeriodDescribed	Majapahit golden age →
historicalValue	primary source on Majapahit history →
influence	modern Indonesian historiography of Majapahit →
language	Old Javanese →
literaryForm	epic poem →
literaryTradition	Javanese kakawin tradition →
mainManuscriptLocation	National Library of Indonesia →
mentions	Gajah Mada →
meter	Old Javanese kakawin meter →
narrativePerspective	court official and Buddhist monk →
numberOfCantos	98 →
originalManuscriptDiscoveryPlace	Lombok →
originalRegion	East Java →
placeOfOrigin	Java →
preservationMedium	palm-leaf manuscript →
regionDescribed	Nusantara →
religiousContext	Buddhism → Hinduism →
script	Balinese script →
structure	canto-based poem →
subject	King Hayam Wuruk of Majapahit →
timeOfComposition	reign of Hayam Wuruk →
typeOfWork	panegyric poem →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2008 →
UNESCOStatus	Memory of the World Register →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kertajaya → Ranggawuni ("Nagarakretagama poem") →	source
Pararaton →	comparedWith
Gajah Mada →	describedIn
Kawi language →	hasNotableWork
Jayanegara →	historicalSource
Majapahit Empire →	notableText