Sannaha was the mother of
King Sanjaya, who established the
Mataram Kingdom
The Mataram Kingdom (, jv, ꦩꦠꦫꦩ꧀, ) was a Javanese people, Javanese Hinduism, Hindu–Buddhism, Buddhist kingdom that flourished between the 8th and 11th centuries. It was based in Central Java, and later in East Java. Established b ...
in the early 8th century CE.
Sannaha was first mentioned in the
Canggal inscription
The Canggal inscription is a Sanskrit inscription dated to 732, discovered in the Gunung Wukir temple complex in Kadiluwih village, Salam, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The inscription is written in the Pallava alphabet. The inscripti ...
(dated 732 CE). According to this inscription, she was the sister of King
Sanna of Yawadvipa (
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...
). Sanna was a wise and virtuous king and the island of Java had long been under his rule. However, the kingdom fell into disunity after his death. Amid a period of violence and confusion, Sanjaya (Sannaha's son) ascended to the throne and established the Mataram Kingdom.
She was once again mentioned in
Carita Parahyangan Carita Parahyangan ( en, Tale of Parahyangan, official Sundanese script: ) is a text contained in a single manuscript written around the late 16th century, registered as Kropak 406 from the former collection of the Bataviaasch Genootschap voor Kuns ...
(a book written in the 16th century CE). According to this book, she was the granddaughter of
Queen Shima
Ratu Maharani Shima was the queen regnant of the 7th century Kalingga kingdom on the northern coast of Central Java circa 674 CE.
She introduced a law against thievery to encourage her people to be honest and uphold truth. According to tradition, ...
of
Kalingga Kingdom
Kalingga ( jv, Karajan Kalingga; 訶陵 ''Hēlíng'' or 闍婆 ''She-pó / She-bó'' in Chinese sources) was a 6th-century Indianized kingdom on the north coast of Central Java, Indonesia. It was the earliest Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in Central ...
and daughter of Mandiminyak, the second king of
Galuh
The Galuh Kingdom was an ancient Sundanese kingdom located in the eastern part of ''Tatar Pasundan'' (now West Java province and Banyumasan region of Central Java province), present-day Indonesia. It was established following the end of the ...
. However, this book describes her to be the consort of Sanna, the third king of Galuh. It also describes Sanjaya (who later ascended the throne of Galuh) to be the son of both King Sanna and Sannaha.
Historians believe that since this book was composed much later, the relation of Sanna and Sannaha has been romanticized. Nevertheless, the name of the persons and theme correspond with the historical Canggal inscription, which confirm that the manuscript was based or inspired by the historical event.
See also
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Sunda Kingdom
The Sunda Kingdom ( su, , Karajaan Sunda, ) was a Sundanese Hindu kingdom located in the western portion of the island of Java from 669 to around 1579, covering the area of present-day Banten, Jakarta, West Java, and the western part of Centra ...
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History of Indonesia
The history of Indonesia has been shaped by geographic position, its natural resources, a series of human migrations and contacts, wars of conquest, the spread of Islam from the island of Sumatra in the 7th century AD and the establishment of ...
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Sanjaya Dynasty
The Sanjaya dynasty () was an ancient Javanese dynasty that ruled the Mataram kingdom in Java during the first millennium CE. The dynasty was an active promoter of Hinduism in ancient Java.
Origin and formation
According to the Canggal inscri ...
References
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8th-century Indonesian women