Kalingga or Ho-ling (the name of the Chinese source) is a Hindu-Buddhist kingdom that appeared in Central Java around the 6th century AD. The location of the center of the kingdom is not yet clear, it is likely to be somewhere between Pekalongan Regency and Jepara Regency now. The historical source of this kingdom is still unclear and vague, mostly obtained from the sources of Chinese records, the tradition of local stories, and the Carita Parahyangan manuscript which was compiled centuries later in the 16th century briefly mentioning Queen Shima and its relation to the Galuh Kingdom. Kalingga existed in the 6th century AD and its existence is known from Chinese sources. This kingdom was once ruled by Queen Shima, who was known to have rules for whoever stole, would cut his hand.The economy of the lion kingdom is based on trade and agriculture sectors. Located close to the north coast of central java, lions are easy to access by overseas traders. It is a region of producing turtle, gold, silver, cabaret, and elephant tusks for sale. Lingga residents are well known for making drinks that come from coconut and palm flowers.In one of the events of the history of the kingdom of Kalingga, contained a turning point where this kingdom was Islamized. against 651, Ustman bin Affan sent a number of envoys to China to align themselves with the mission of introducing Islam to this foreign area. in addition to China, Ustman also transferred some of his delegates to Jepara, formerly called Kalingga. the presence of the envoy who took place after the time of Queen Shima descended and was replaced by Jay Shima resulted in the king embracing Islam and also followed by his footsteps by some Javanese nobles who began not bringing their original religion and adhering to Islam.
Like other kingdoms in Indonesia, the kingdom of Kalingga also felt backward when the kingdom collapsed. Of all the relics that were successfully created were 2 temples named candi Angin and the temple of Bubrah. Angin Temple and Bubrah Temple are two temples created in Keling, precisely in the Tempur village. Candi Angin found the name of the article with a high position and was older than the Borobudur Temple. Candi Bubrah, on the other hand, is a temple that is half-finished, but its age is equivalent to the temples of Angin.The monarchy suffered a setback because of a brutal attack on trade, which resulted in the kijen government expelled to the east of Java or retreated to the central junction of the middle between 742-755 AD. Together with the Malays and the former who had been conquered by the kingdom of Sriwijaya. These three kingdoms became a strong competitor of the Sriwijaya-Buddhist trade network.
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