Tulungagung

Tulungagung lies in the southern part of the Brantas River country of eastern Java, below the mountains that separate the valley from the Indian Ocean. A stone inscription dated 1205 records an honour granted to the community of Thani Lawadan by Kertajaya, ruler of Daha. The people had remained loyal when enemies approached Daha from the east. Their record preserves a glimpse of the ties between a Javanese king and the settlements south of his capital.