Indonesian Numismatic Charm
Indonesian numismatic charms (Indonesian: ''Uang Gobog'', ''Uang Gobog Wayang'', ''Koin Gobog'', ''Gobog Wayang'', or simply ''Gobog''; Dutch: ''Indonesische tempelmunten''),Internet Archive Notulen van de algemeene en directie-vergaderingen by Lembaga Kebudajaan IndonesiaPublication date 1898. Publisher G. Kolff tc. Retrieved: 11 March 2019. (in Dutch). also known as ''Indonesian magic coins'', are a family of coin-like objects based on a similar Chinese family of coin charms, amulets, and talismans but evolved independently from them. Indonesian numismatic charms tend to have been influenced a lot by Hinduism, Islam, and the native culture and often depict religious imagery from Hinduism for this reason. The "magic coins" and temple coins from Indonesia are largely based on the Chinese cash coins introduced to the region during the Tang dynasty era in China, and during the local Majapahit era they began circulating in the region. Unlike with Chinese numismatic charms, the co ...
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Majapahit Gobog Wayang - Netscher And Van Der Chijs (Batavia, 1863)
Majapahit ( jv, ꦩꦗꦥꦲꦶꦠ꧀; ), also known as Wilwatikta ( jv, ꦮꦶꦭ꧀ꦮꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦠ; ), was a Javanese people, Javanese Hinduism, Hindu-Buddhism, Buddhist thalassocracy, thalassocratic empire in Southeast Asia that was based on the island of Java (in modern-day Indonesia). It existed from 1293 to circa 1527 and reached its peak of glory during the era of Hayam Wuruk, whose reign from 1350 to 1389 was marked by conquests that extended throughout Southeast Asia. His achievement is also credited to his prime minister, Gajah Mada. According to the () written in 1365, Majapahit was an empire of 98 tributaries, stretching from Sumatra to New Guinea; consisting of present-day Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, southern Thailand, Timor Leste, southwestern Philippines (in particular the Sulu Archipelago) although the scope of Majapahit sphere of influence is still the subject of debate among historians. The nature of Majapahit relations and influences upon its ...
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