Surya Majapahit (sun emblem)
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Surya Majapahit is a distinctive sun emblem from the Majapahit Empire, featuring a radiant solar disk often combined with Hindu deities and cosmological symbols, and serving as a key icon of Javanese royal and religious identity.
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- Surya Majapahit ×49
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu-Buddhist icon
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Javanese royal emblem → Majapahit symbol → sun emblem → |
| associatedWith |
East Java
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Majapahit Empire → |
| cosmologicalRole |
axis of the cosmos
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representation of the universe → |
| culture |
Javanese
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|
| depicts |
Hindu deities
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Lokapala (guardian deities of directions) → cosmological symbols → |
| function |
protective emblem
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religious symbol → royal emblem → state symbol → |
| heritageStatus |
icon of Indonesian cultural heritage
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| iconographicFeature |
central sun face or circle
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concentric circles → lotus motif → mandala-like composition → multiple sun rays → radiant solar disk → |
| influenced |
later Javanese heraldic symbols
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modern regional emblems in Indonesia → |
| region |
Java
→
Nusantara → |
| relatedTo |
Majapahit royal ideology
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Surya (sun god in Hinduism) → |
| religiousContext |
Buddhism
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Hindu-Buddhist syncretism → Hinduism → |
| symbolizes |
cosmic order
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divine power → royal authority → state sovereignty → sun → |
| timePeriod |
13th century
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14th century → 15th century → |
| usedBy |
Majapahit aristocracy
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Majapahit royal court → |
| usedOn |
door frames
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inscriptions → lintels → ritual objects → royal architecture → stone carvings → temple reliefs → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Majapahit Empire
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symbol |