Get to know Arya Damar, the Majapahit Gunpowder Expert whose Traces are Mysterious

The Kingdom of Majapahit is so strong in his heyday. The collection of power was inseparable from the presence of a war expert who was able to lock the movement of the enemy and the advancement of the Majapahit civilization at that time. One of them is a weapon that can make enemy steps to walk backwards. The name Arya Damar will never fade. Despite his mysterious footsteps, he remained a legendary leader in power in Palembang in the mid-15th century AD as a subordinate to the Kingdom of Majapahit. He is also known as other names like Ario Damar or Ario Abdilah. According to the Chinese chronicle from the Sam Po Kong Temple in Semarang, Arya Damar also has a Chinese name, namely Swan Liong (Diamond Dragon).  Her name is without a surname in front of her, because her mother is a Chinese-born woman.  At first, Arya Damar was the head of the gunpowder factory or a person who was trusted to take care of the needs of gunpowder for the Majapahit military, especially as explosives for cannons, which at that time the factory was established in Semarang.  His expertise in the field of Gunpowder and Modern Armaments in his era, finally Arya Damar was transferred by the Queen of the Majapahit Kingdom to Palembang, where he was appointed a Duke.  The choice of Arya Damar as Duke of Palembang certainly had its own reasons, because at that time Palembang was one of the western bases of the Majapahit navy outside Java.  So it requires a leader who understands well about weapons, especially cannons and gunpowder.  The power that catapulted his name.Arya Damar is also known in Kidung Pamacangah and Usana Bali as a vassal ruler in Palembang who helped Majapahit conquer Bali in 1343. Bravely, he led 15,000 soldiers to attack Bali from the north, while Gajah Mada attacked from the south with the same number of soldiers.