History Of Palembang Indonesia
Palembang is the oldest city in Indonesia, this is based on the inscription Kedukan Hill (683 AD) found on the Mount Siguntang, west of the city of Palembang, which declared the establishment of a wanua is interpreted as the city was the capital of Sriwijaya on June 16, 683 AD ( dated five months Ashada syaka 605 years). So that date as a benchmark for the birthday of the city of Palembang.
Stone-inscribed (inscription) was discovered by the river Batenberg Controleur Kedukan Hill, which is between Mount Seguntang with Karanganyar Site in 1926 by using letters Pallawa and ancient Melayu language. The inscription is by the inhabitants of the village of Bukit Kedukan that time will be used as such offering when entering the contest Bidar, namely by putting in the bow that will the contest Bidar. That said, Bidar or hanging on boat with stones "magic-magic" that always wins a race. Then-inscribed Stone Hill Kedukan it reviewed by experts of history and culture, among them Prof. M. Yamin said that the proclamation (excavation / removal), the capital of Sriwijaya (from somewhere else) to Mount Seguntang.
Kedukan Bukit inscription reads as follows:
(1) Swasti cri cakawarsatita 605 ekadaci cu (2) klapaksa wulan waicakha dapunta hiyang nayik di (3) samwau manalap siddhayatra disaptami cuklapaksa (4) wulan jyesta dapunta hiyang marlapas dari Minanga (5) Tamvan mamawa yam wala dualaksa danan koca (6) duaratus cara di samwau danan jalan sariwu (7) tluratus sapulu dua wannakna datam di Mukha Upang (8) Sukhacitta di pancami cuklapaksa wulan (9) laghu mudita datam marwuat wanua (10) Criwijava siddhayatra subhiksa.
[Prof. Poerbacaraka, G. Coedes, Prof. Dr. Ph.S. Van Ronkel Dr. Buchari, Prof. Slametmulyana]
Palembang city is also trusted by the community wither as ancestral land. Because in this town where Malays decline in the first embryo of the king Parameswara who came down from Mount Siguntang. Then Parameswa left Palembang with Sang Nila Utama go to Tumasik and gave name to Tumasik Singapore. When troops from the Javanese Majapahit will attack Singapore, Parameswara with his followers moved to Malacca in Peninsular Malaysia and founded the kingdom of Malacca. Some of his descendants also opened a new country in the region Pattani and Narathiwat (now Thailand's southern region). After the occurrence of contact with traders and the people of Gujarat and Persia in Malacca, the Parameswara converted to Islam and changed his name to Sultan Iskandar Shah.
Talking about the origins of the city of Palembang, was inseparable from the history of the kingdom of Srivijaya, which had made the town of Palembang as its capital. Sriwijaya triumph as if sent down to the Sultanate of Palembang Darussalam Sultanate era as a respected middle area of the archipelago. Palembang never functioned as a center of Srivijaya empire from the 7th century (AD 683 years) until about the 12th century under the House of Sailendra / Derivatives Dapunta Salendra with Bala Putra Dewa as King of the First. In the 17th century the city became capital of Palembang Palembang Darussalam Sultanate which was proclaimed by Queen Kimas Hindi Prince Abdurrahman Candiwalang Sri Susuhanan Khalifatul Faithful Sayidul Iman (better known Kimas Hindi / Kimas Cinde) as the first emperor (1643-1651), apart from the influence of empire Mataram (Java). Dated October 7, 1823 the Sultanate of Palembang was abolished by the Dutch colonialists and the city of Palembang made under the Commissioner's Office Government of the Netherlands East Indies (contract starting on August 18, 1823), with Commisaris Sevenhoven as the first Dutch government officials. Then the city of Palembang be Gameente / haminte based stbld. No. 1906 126 1 April 1906 until the entry of Japan on February 16, 1942. Palembang Syi led Syi-co (Mayor) lasted from 1942 until independence. Based on the Governor's decision Kdh. Tk. No South Sumatra. 103 years old in 1945, Palembang City pledged Class A. Based on Law No.. 22 Year 948, Palembang made the Big City. Under Law No. 18 Year 1965, Palembang made a municipality. Under Law No. 5 / 1974 dated July 23, 1974 concerning the Principles of Regional Government, pledged Palembang Palembang municipality.
