INFOKU, BLORA - The era of Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms in the archipelago, especially in Java, left various traces, one of which is the remains of artifacts to ancient gold jewelry that is considered a treasure of great value as in Blora, Central Java.
Reported by several media, one of these treasures is in the vicinity of Kutukan Village, Randublantung District, Blora Regency, Central Java.
Formerly the village was the Bedede Kutukan area in the era of the Hindu-Buddhist Empire and until now, it is still believed that there are hidden treasures in these ancient residential areas.
Apart from that, in that area there are also many ancient tombs whose condition is no longer tangible, because they are hundreds of years old.
The condition is now level with the surrounding land. Many people are hunting for the existence of the ancient tomb, from residents of Blora Regency and from outside Blora, such as Grobogan and its surroundings.
The motive is the same, namely hunting for ancient objects, gold jewelry and treasures that have high historical and economic value.
One of the observers of the history of Blora Regency, Bambang Suprianto explained that the southern part of Blora Regency, such as Kradengan, Randublatung and Jati Districts, found many former human settlements.
Local residents often find historical objects from the Hindu-Buddhist era, such as taplek swords in ancient graves and if they are lucky, some residents also get gold from the depths of the grave.
Meanwhile, one of the community leaders in southern Blora, Supardi Surodijoyo, revealed that hunters for relics from the Hindu-Buddhist era relied on ancient graves by finding pieces of ancient pottery.
Most likely underneath there is an ancient Hindu-Buddhist tomb where at that time every time there was a burial, the body was always decorated with jewelry.
Relics of ancient tombs have different types, influenced by the social level possessed by a person during his lifetime.
Usually they get jewelery found on the ears, nose, genitals, arms and legs of the corpse.
Although many are being hunted, many Blora residents are hunting for these treasures to be used as a medium for historical education in self-help museums.
Treasure "Wong Kalang"
Meanwhile, historian Edy Tegoeh Joelijanto (51), who has studied at UKDW Yogyakarta and Putra Bangsa University in Surabaya, said that from several references, the word "kalang" comes from the Javanese word meaning "boundary".
The social sphere of these people was deliberately limited (among them) by the majority society at that time.
The Kalang people are deliberately isolated from the life of the wider community, because there is an opinion that they are wild and dangerous.
One of the traces of Wong Kalang was found in the temple grave inscription in Tegalsari Village, Kawedanan Tegalharjo, Magelang Regency, which dates to 753 Saka (831 AD).
It is estimated that the Kalang tribe has existed since Java did not recognize Hindu-Buddhist religions.
According to myth, the Kalang tribe is a maestro of temple builders who are physically strong and well-built.
The Kalang tribe is also called sacred mandraguna and during the Majapahit era, they were assigned to guard the forest so that intruders who endangered the kingdom were not intruded.
"There is a mythology that the Kalang tribe was considered sacred, so they were assigned to look after the forest and were employed as temple builders at that time," Tegoeh said in a press statement last Thursday.
The Kalang people were increasingly marginalized by the caste system during the Hindu-Buddhist era, due to the uncertainty of their ancestry.
The Kalang tribe also exiled themselves to live a nomadic life from forest to forest.
Including the Nglawungan Tunjungan and Randublatung Blora Forest Areas, which were very dense at that time.
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Meanwhile, continued Tegoeh, it is stated in the book Javaansch Nederduitsch Woordenboek that Kalang is the name of an ethnic group in Java who used to live around forests.
The Kalang tribe does have a different physique from the local population.
They have dark skin and curly hair. The Kalang people were also considered migrants from Kedah, Kelang and Pegu in 800 AD.
With a number of physical differences and these backgrounds, the Kalang people choose to live separately from other residential areas.
Finally, by the Hindu Kingdom authorities at that time, they were branded as having no caste (untouchables).
The greater the distance between them and the general public. Because in the caste system, people who are not caste cannot have relations with people who are caste, even if they are people from the lowest caste (Sudra).
