Revealed the Reasons for the Prohibition of Javanese Marriage to Sundanese, Kang Emil: It's Just a Myth

Unable to do much, the Majapahit Kingdom then sent someone to apply for Dyah Pitaloka to Maharaja Linggbuana, and was well received. That said, they believed that this arranged marriage could bind the alliance between the two great empires.

Not long after, the Sunda Kingdom entourage left for the Majapahit Kingdom and was received at the Bubat Boarding House. However, Mahapatih Gajah Mada saw this event as an opportunity to destroy the Sunda Kingdom.

Mahapatih Gajah Mada intended to attack the Galuh Royal entourage and wanted to make the daughter of the King of Sunda a royal concubine instead of Hayam Wuruk's wife. Another source said that their arrival was a form of surrender to fulfill the Palapa Oath.

At that time, one of the kingdoms that had not been controlled by Majapahit was the Kingdom of Sunda.

In Bandung there is Jl. Majapahit, in Surabaya there is Jl. Parallel

Gajah Mada's bad intentions resulted in a battle between the troops of the Sunda Kingdom and the Majapahit army. In the Bubat War, almost all of the Sunda Kingdom's entourage, including its high-ranking officials, died because of the unequal number of troops.

This incident made Dyah Pitaloka commit self-defense or suicide to defend the honor of his nation and country. Since then, the two great empires have been hostile and become an unforgettable historical event.

That said, this is the reason why Javanese cannot marry Sundanese. For almost many years, neither in Java nor in Sundanese lands have there been street names related to either of them.

However, West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil stated that Sundanese women could not marry Javanese men was just a myth.

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"It's just a myth that was produced in interpreting the historical events of the Bubat War which has been far past and has multiple historical interpretations," he wrote in his upload on Instagram.

In fact, according to him, Surabaya already has the names Jalan Pajajaran and Jalan Siliwangi, while in Bandung there are Jalan Majapahit and Jalan Hayam Wuruk.

Such is the myth about the prohibition of Javanese people from marrying Sundanese people, which has become a myth passed down from generation to generation. Even though now many don't care about it, there are also quite a few who still adhere to this myth.(*)

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