Pararaton

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Pararaton is a Javanese historical chronicle, also known as the "Book of Kings," that narrates the legendary and political history of the Singhasari and Majapahit kingdoms in Indonesia.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Javanese chronicle
Javanese literary work
historical chronicle
manuscript
alsoKnownAs Book of Kings
chronicles dynastic succession
rulers of Majapahit
rulers of Singhasari
chronologicalScope early 13th century to early Majapahit period
comparedWith Nagarakretagama
contains court intrigues
foundation myths
genealogies of kings
mythological elements
prophecies
countryOfOrigin Indonesia
describes Majapahit
Singhasari
focusesOn Ken Arok
founding of Singhasari
rise of Majapahit
genre chronicle
court chronicle
historical narrative
historicalReliability partly legendary
influencedBy court traditions of Java
language Javanese
literaryTradition Old Javanese literature
placeOfComposition Java
preservedIn manuscript copies
primaryTheme legitimization of royal power
origin of royal dynasties
regionOfOrigin Java
religiousContext Hindu-Buddhist Java
script Javanese script
setting East Java
studiedIn Javanese historiography
subject Javanese history
kingship
legendary history
political history
timeOfComposition early 16th century
late 15th century
title Pararaton
typeOfNarrative prose narrative
usedAsSourceBy historians of Java


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