Kasepuhan Palace

Kasepuhan Palace

Kasepuhan palace is the grandest and most preserved palace in Cirebon. Meaning in every corner of the palace architecture was also known for the historic. The front page is surrounded by walls palace of red brick and there is a hall inside.

This palace has a museum that is complete and contains heirlooms and paintings of the royal collection. One of the sacred collections is train Singa Barong. This train is no longer used and only issued on each first Shawwal to be bathed.

The interior of the palace consists of a main building which is white. In it there is a living room, bedroom and throne of the king.

History

Kasepuhan palace was founded in 1529 by Prince Mas Mochammad Arifin II who replaced the throne of Sunan Gunung Jati in 1506. He lives in Dalem Agung Pakungwati, Cirebon. Kasepuhan palace formerly named Kraton Pakungwati Kasepuhan, while the title of Prince Mas Mochammad Arifin is Panembahan Pakungwati I. The name of Pakungwati comes from the name of the Queen Dewi Pakungwati daughter of Prince Cakrabuana who married Sunan Gunung Jati. She died in 1549 in the "Great Mosque Sang Cipta Rasa" . Her name is enshrined and glorified by Sunan Gunung Jati lineage as the name Pakungwati Pace now called Kasepuhan.

In front of the palace there Kesepuhan square in ancient times called Sangkala Buana square which houses a military exercise held on Saturday or the term at the time was Saptonan. And in this square was formerly held a variety of penalties against any of the people who break the rules like flogging. In the west there is a Masjid Sultan kasepuhan quite magnificent work of the trustees is the "Great Mosque Sang Cipta Rasa".

Meanwhile, in the east of the plaza that formerly was a market economy - is now a very famous kesepuhan market with the poci (name of teapot). The model forms palace facing north with building the mosque on the west and east and the market square in the middle is the palace models at that time mainly located in coastal areas. Even now, this model is widely followed by all districts / cities, especially in Java, in front of government buildings are square and to the west there is a mosque.

Before entering the gate Kasepuhan palace complex there are two Pendopo (Marquee), to the west of the previously called Pancaratna a gathering place for palace courtier, headman or the civil service today is called. While the east is called Pancaniti pavilion which houses the palace when the officers holding military exercises in the square.

Singa Barong Train

Entering the palace complex on the left there is a fairly tall building with solid brick walls around it. The building is named Siti Inggil or cirebon people said lemah duwur are the high ground. True to its name this building was very tall and looks like a temple complex at the time of Majapahit. The building was founded in 1529, during the reign of Sheikh Sharif Hidayatullah (Sunan Gunung Jati).

In the front yard there Siti Inggil rectangular stone table place to relax. This building is an outbuilding that was made in the 1800s. Siti Inggil has two gate with stylized motifs architect moment Majapahit controled. At the north gate called Gapura Adi, while in the south called Gapura Banteng. Below the Gapura Banteng (bull gate ) there are Candra Sakala with the inscription Kuta Bata Tinata Banteng which if interpreted is year 1451 saka which is the year of manufacture (1451 Saka = 1529 Bc).

The north wall of the complex, while Siti Inggil pristine south've never experienced restoration / renovation. On the walls of Siti Inggil complex there are plates and porslens from Europe and the country of China with the year of manufacture 1745 Bc. In the complex there are 5 Siti Inggil building without walls that has a name and its own function. The main building, located in the center named Malang Semirang with a number of the major pillars that symbolize the 6 pillars of faith and add up the entire pole totaling 20 pieces representing 20 attributes of Allah SWT.

This building is place the sultan saw military exercises or see the execution of the sentence. The building to the left of the main building named Pendawa Lima which have five pillars who symbolize of Islam Principle. The building is a place where sultan bodyguards. The Buiding right of the main building named Semar Tinandu with 2 poles which symbolize Two Sentence Creed. This building is where advisors Sultan / Penghulu. Behind the main building named Mande Pangiring which is where the Sultan bridesmaids, while the building beside mande pangiring is Karasemen Mande, this place is a bridesmaid tetabuhan / gamelan (One of Musical Instrument of Cirebon). In the building is still used to ring Gamelan Sekaten (Gong Sekati), the orchestra sounded only 2 times a year ie Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. In addition to 5 buildings without walls are also a kind of stone monument called Linga Yoni which is a symbol of fertility. Linga mean the male and Yoni mean female. The building is derived from the Hindu culture. And on top of the wall around Siti Inggil complex there are Candi Laras (Laras Temple) for harmonization of Sitti Inggil complex.

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