INFOKU -Cepu is currently known as one of the areas in Blora Regency. Cepu's abundant natural wealth in the form of oil makes Cepu more famous than Blora.
The location of the Cepu Block is one of the markers of the Cepu area which is well known to the public even though the mouth of the Oil Well is in Bojonegoro.
The people of Cepu in particular and Blora in general have their origins in the area now known as Cepu.
There are several versions of folklore that developed in the Cepu area related to the origin of the name Cepu.
One of them said that the name was born since the time of the Pajang Kingdom.
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In the oral tradition that developed in Blora, it was stated that in ancient times in the Duchy of Panolan lived three brothers, namely Prince Benawa, Prince Giri Kusuma and Pangean Giri Jati.
Between the three princes did not establish harmonious communication. The two brothers of Prince Giri Kusuma and Prince Giri Jati did not agree with the policies carried out by his brother, Prince Benawa, so they both planned a rebellion.
This was done so that Prince Benawa would listen to the proposals of the two princes.
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Once upon a time the rebellion finally occurred, a civil war. Prince Benawa directly led the war against his two younger siblings.
Prince Benawa's troops at that time had arrived at the edge of Begawan Solo, but were then ambushed by troops led by his younger brother.
Prince Benawa and his troops tried to defend themselves and retreated to the muddy area.
In that area, Prince Benawa was trapped in a puddle of hot mud and could not continue the war because it was hampered by mud that reached above his knees or in Javanese press saknduwuring pupu.
Because his feet were Mancep Cousin (Arrived in the Thigh) in the mud, Prince Benawa finally gave up and that place was then known as "Cepu" until now.(Agung/ IST )
