Sumedang Larang Palace, Royal palace museum in Sumedang, Indonesia
Sumedang Larang Palace is a royal palace museum in West Java displaying objects from the Sunda Kingdom era. The building houses a collection of traditional weapons, royal insignia, crown regalia, and ceremonial garments that document the region's past.
The palace occupies the former residence of Prabu Geusan Ulun, the last ruler of the Sumedang Larang kingdom from 1578 to 1601. The museum opened on 11 November 1973 as the Yayasan Pangeran Sumedang Museum, and in 1974 a history seminar in Sumedang chose the king's name for it. Its Srimanganti building was erected in 1706 under Dalem Adipati Tanumaja, and Bumi Kaler and Gedung Gendeng date from 1850.
The museum is named after Prabu Geusan Ulun, the last ruler of the Sumedang Larang kingdom, who reigned from 1578 to 1601; the spelling was simplified for younger readers after a 1974 history seminar in Sumedang. Its buildings keep their Sundanese functions: Srimanganti served as residence and office for the regents, while Bumi Kaler, built entirely of teak on posts, housed the family. Each Mulud month, kancra fish from the Empang pond, reaching 10 to 15 kg, are caught for the Maulid feast and given to the poor.
The museum stands in central Sumedang, about 50 metres south of the town square, beside the Bengkok state building and facing government offices. It is 45 km from Bandung (about an hour) and 85 km from Cirebon (about two hours). The 1.88-hectare grounds are enclosed by a 2.5-metre wall built on 16 August 1797, with gardens and rare trees between the buildings.
The 2.5-metre perimeter wall was built on 16 August 1797, and the 1.88-hectare grounds are planted with rare trees. Behind the Bengkok building is a conical pond, the Empang, stocked since the rule of Pangeran Aria Soeria Atmadja (1882-1919) with kancra carp weighing 10 to 15 kilograms, taken each Mulud month for the Maulid feast and given to the poor.
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