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"This Is the chronicle of the kings in the land of java..." In the past, kings in java were known to display genealogies or the origin of their lineage as a means of legitimacy to perpetuate power. The "babad Tanah Jawi" collected during the reign of king Paku Buwana I in the early 18th century until the reign of Paku Buwana III, is believed by some scholars to be one of the means used by the kingdom for these legitimacy purposes. The original text "Babad Tanah Jawi" contains genealogies of javanese kings from Adam, Hindu deities, characters in the Mahabharata, Panji story of Kediri, Pajajaran kingdom, Majapahit period to Demak period, which then continued Again with Pajang kingdom lineage, Mataram, and ended in Kartasura. This "Babad Tanah Jawi" has also been published in various versions, including "Babad Tanah Jawi" composed by W. I. Olthof 1941. It is a chronicle of the kings of java, from the prophet Adam until the fall of Mataram. With narrative writing, the book can be an interesting reading for the wider audience. Title: Babad Tanah Jawi, Pocket edition Author: W. I. Olthof. Publisher: Narration Size: 13x19cm Bold: viii + 488 pp Paper: CD paper