HISTORY OF THE KUTAI KINGDOM IN MULAWARMAN

Starting from the reign of the Sagara Kingdom which was previously the power of the
Malayan Kingdom which in the Yupa inscription was called Pravatam Sadiva Malaya which
in the 1st century was led by the Kings called Tahani during the reign of Tahani to VI had a
son-in-law named Kudungga and his son-in-law also built a royal state with the name of the
Kingdom of Sagara with its capital or Kutanegara named Bakulapura from the name Muara
Kaman now so that in 1635 AD under the Power of the VOC and the Dutch East Indies,
England and Japan and in 1945 under the Republic of Indonesia, in 2001 AD this Kingdom
was revived through the enactment of Customary Law and Culture and was given the name
KUTAI MULAWARMAN KINGDOM with 50 generations of kings to date.
The Sagara Kingdom is a Hindu kingdom in the archipelago which is the earliest kingdom
in Indonesia. The Sagara Kingdom started from a regional kingdom called Sadiva Malaya
which was founded in 17 AD and then received the arrival of Hindu priests from Barata
(India).
The Sagara Kingdom adhered to Hinduism and became a large country in the 4th century
(around 400 AD) with evidence of the discovery of 7 Yupa-shaped Inscription Pillars in
Muara Kaman, Kutai Kertanegara Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
This kingdom is located in Muara Kaman, East Kalimantan, precisely in the upper reaches
of the Mahakam River, the name Kutai is the name of an area called Quetaire which means a
vast wilderness because this kingdom has a vast ocean and land.
Kutanegara is Bakulapura which means the meeting of two estuaries, which is called
Muara Kaman.
Yupa Stone and Yoni Stone and Linga were built by “Brahmins”, which are now called
Yupa Inscriptions. Yupa’s name is mentioned in inscriptions found which indicate the
existence of a royal pedestal that was built in the 4th century.
This religious culture was brought to Indonesia around the 2nd or 4th century, each of
which was brought by the Warandewa Wangsa traders, namely Indian and Campa traders.
In the life of the dynasty or the descendants of the king still maintain traditions and
ceremonies so that from the culture of Belian Belian Tanah, Belian Semega, Belian Tujuh
Buka Walu and Sawai language, Indeed and Dondang and Dandeng and Neroyong
Genealogies and customary law are still being reminded from generation to generation, the
latest generation is only recorded in 1997 and completed in 1999 until 2011, the genealogy
was registered in the register book of the District Court in Tenggarong.
 The era of the Sagara Kingdom began during the reign of Maharaja Aswawarman, then
became famous during the reign of Maharaja Sri Mulawarman in the 4th century. Whereas
previously they were Sri Kudungga and the Tahani as Kings of the area.
The area that developed during the reign of Maharaja Sri Mulawarman, the people lived
well and they felt at peace. Under the colonial rule of the VOC which changed the political
situation in the archipelago so that in 1635 the VOC power was eager to control the territory
of the Kings by means of war. Then after the VOC colonization and in the era of Indonesian
independence, the kingdom was revived by the Government in an effort to preserve cultural
traditions.
From 03 September 2001 to 09 September 2001.Located in Muara Kaman, CERAU was
held, namely the Mulawarman Traditional Ceremony (UAM). This ceremony is the
Ascension of the ThroneMaharaja Srinala Praditha Alpiansyah Rechza Fachlevie
Wangsawarman (Prof. M.S.P.A Iansyah Rechza. F.W, Ph.D) Maharaja Kutai Mulawarman,
Great Ruler with Customary Law with the title, His Imperial Majesty Sovereign Emperor
Kutai Mulawarman.
As Her Majesty Maharaja Srinila Karmila Perwati Dewi (Dr. M.S. Karmila., PD, Ph.D).
And Has The Crown Prince Of Maharaja Nala Indra Vachrucha Dilaya Who Was
Ceremony On December 27, 2017.