Tegal

Tegal stands on the north coast of Java, where a fertile plain reaches the Java Sea. It grew from a village called Tetegual and became part of the country governed from Pekalongan under the kingdom of Pajang. Local tradition honours Ki Gede Sebayu as the town's founder: working with the inhabitants, he encouraged cultivation of the fertile land and became its leader. A harvest celebration accompanied his installation, linking the town's beginnings with the abundance of its fields.