Interestingly, Sunda was once a kingdom in west Java. According to Wikipedia, it lay very close to what is present day Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. According to the Indonesian tourism website, Jakarta was known as Sunda Kelapa, the main port of the Hindu kingdom of Sunda.
While it is not clear how the kingdom was destroyed, it is believed that there was a major battle between the Portuguese who had built a strong alliance with the Sunda kings and Muslim troops from the Indonesian islands of Cirebon and Demak. The kingdom, if we are to interpret the myths spun around Sunda and Taraka, could have been destroyed in battle or maybe an earthquake.
any interesting spins anyone?
2 comments:
You have me stumped - its amazing how you gather all this info.
Intrigueing...... for one you have me sitting up and thinking there might be some link here!!!!!!!!
Sangeeta
and guess what, sunda is the son of jambha and we were all a part of jambhudweep at one point...
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