Javanese Mountains

These Javanese mountains lie near the Trowulan region of eastern Java. Volcanic slopes, forests and streams form part of the wider landscape around the cultivated plains.

During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the wider region was part of the world of Majapahit, whose court was centred on the eastern Javanese plain. As Majapahit declined, coastal Muslim powers and inland successors reshaped Java's political geography.