#.history Princess Gading Cempaka in Folklore Bengkulu
good evening steemian friend, on this occasion I want to lift a story from bengkulu area, happy reading?
ALKISAH in ancient times, in the area of Bengkulu high , once stood a kingdom called the Kingdom of the River Serut. Queen, a prince of Majapahit Kingdom, was the founder and first king of the Serut River Kingdom. It is said that he is a god incarnation of Humpback Mountain in charge of organizing life on earth.
Queen Agung ruled the Kingdom of river Serut with wise wisdom. He is highly respected by his people, although the people he leads are the nation of Rejang Sawah which has a great height.
Queen has six sons and a daughter. The six sons of queen great are Fire Nets or Raden Cili, Manuk Mincur, Lemang Batu, Rompong Heads, shady Board, child in and the youngest is a princess named princees Gading Cempaka.
According to the story, the Serut River Kingdom became famous to many countries not only because of the leadership of Queen Agung, but also by the beauty of Princess Gading Cempaka. Although the age of Princess Gading Cempaka new adolescent, but the beauty of her face has been seen to look dazzling as an angel. Many princes have come to ask for her hand, but Queen refuses everything because the Princess is not old enough.
As time goes by, Princess Ivory Cempaka grows into an adult girl. Similarly, Queen is increasingly aging his age. One day, Queen Agung was seriously ill. He had a feeling that his age would not be long. So the King gathered his seven sons and daughters to deliver the testament to them.
"Oh, my children. It seems like my father will not live in the world any longer. Therefore, my father entrusted two wills to you, "said Queen to his sons and daughters.
Hearing the words of his father, the face of his sons and daughters became sad, especially Princess Ivory Cempaka. She could not help but feel her sadness at his words. Slowly his tears dripped down his cheeks.
Daddy do not say that. We do not want to lose Father. "Ivory Cempaka's daughter weeps as she embraces her father.
"My dear daughter, our dying is all in the hands of Almighty God. We will not be able to hold back when the hour of doom has arrived, "said King Ratu Agung trying to calm his daughter's heart.
Their father then conveyed his will, "In order to uphold the sense of justice, peace and tranquility in this country, Father handed the throne of the Serut River Kingdom to my son Anak Dalam. Father wishes you all to remain united in both joy and sorrow. And if someday the River Kingdom of Serut is struck by a great disaster, Dad asks you to go to Humpback Mountain. Later on Mount Humpback will come a king who is mate with my beloved daughter, Princess Gading Cempaka. "
Submission of the throne of the River of Serut to the Anak Dalam can be received by his sons and daughters well. His five elder siblings have no jealousy at all. In fact, they strongly support the election of the Inner Son as the heir to the throne.
A few days later, the King of the Great Queen breathed his last. The whole country was mourning. The heart of the Ivory Princess Cempaka crushed to pieces is not willing to let go of his father. However, the Princess can only surrender and pray for her father to get peace in the grave.
The Inner Son was then crowned king in his father's place. Like his father, the King of the Inner is a wise fair leader. He and his six brothers always live in harmony. In a short time, his fame also spread to various countries. In addition, the beauty of Princess Ivory Campaka increasingly makes the Serut River Kingdom increasingly known. A lot of nobles and princes have come to ask for her hand, but no proposal has been received yet.
One day, there came a crown prince from the Kingdom of Aceh named Prince Raja Muda Aceh wants to marry Princess Gading Cempaka. The Prince came with his troops on a sailboat. Arriving at the port of Bangkahulu, the Prince sent some of his advisers to the royal palace of Sungai Serut to convey his proposal to the King Anak Dalam.
"Please forgive, King of the Inner Son. We are the envoy of Prince Raja Muda Aceh from the Kingdom of Aceh. Currently he is waiting on a boat that was leaning on the pier, "said one of the messengers while paying homage.
"What can I do for your Prince?" Asked King Anak Dalam.
"Actually the purpose of our arrival here is to convey the proposal of Prince Raja Muda Aceh to Princess Gading Cempaka." Replied the messenger.
The King of the Son does not want to make his own decisions. He invites his brothers to discuss the matter. Meanwhile, the messengers were asked to wait a moment. Not long afterwards, they went back to meet the messengers of Prince Raja Muda to deliver the results of the consensus they had decided.
"Forgive us, O envoy of Prince Raja Muda Aceh. We decided not to accept the proposal of Prince Raja Muda Aceh, "said Raja Anak Dalam.
The answer of the King Anak Dalam made the envoys of Prince Aceh shocked. Disappointed, they soon returned to the dock to report to the Aceh Young King. How pious the Prince of the Land of Rencong when hearing the report.
"It's too much! They dare to refuse my proposal ?! "said the Young King of Aceh growled.
Disappointed, Prince Aceh Young became angry. He then challenged King Anak Dalam to fight. The great war between the Kingdom of Aceh and the Serut River Kingdom was finally inevitable. The war finally lasted for days with many casualties from both sides. War continues to rage. Bodies that had been dawdling for days without beginning to rot. According to folklore, this war became the origin of the name Bengkulu.
The King of the Son and his entire army felt that they could no longer bear the war. They also could not bear the stench of the dead soldiers. At that moment, the King was reminded of his father's will.
"O my brothers! In accordance with the message daddy that if the Serut River Kingdom is not safe, we are advised to get out to Mount Humpback, "said King Anak Dalam.
Finally, the King Anak Dalam and his six siblings immediately withdrew to Humpback Mountain. Meanwhile, Prince Raja Muda Aceh with his surviving troops returned to Tanah Rencong without bringing any results.
Sepeninggal Raja Anak Dalam To Humpback, Serut River Kingdom becomes chaotic. Hearing the news of the power vacuum in the Serut River Kingdom, came four Lebong Dusun Balik Bukit to be king there. However, after successfully mastering the country, they are in fact fighting each other for power territory. According to the story, the quarreling of the four nobles was reconciled by Maharaja Sakti, a traveler from the Pagaruyung Kingdom. He was a messenger of the Pagaruyung Kingdom, a kingdom in Minangkabau ruled by the Imperial Maharaja.
t last, the fourth nobility immediately to the Sultan Pagaruyung to beg Maharaja Sakti fair and wise it was a king in the kingdom of Planer River. Their application is granted. Maharaja Sakti's coronation ceremony was held at Balairung Pagaruyung Kingdom. Since then the Kingdom of Sungai Serut changed its name to the Kingdom of Bangkahulu.
After being crowned King of Bangkahulu, King Maharaja Sakti departed to Bangkahulu, accompanied by hundreds of bodyguards. The four nobles who had been at war also accompanied the King. Upon arrival, the coronation ceremony as king in the Kingdom of Bangkahulu had been prepared. However, when the ceremony will begin, suddenly the sky turns dark, then the rain fell very heavy accompanied by strong winds. By mutual consent, the coronation ceremony was finally postponed until the weather was clear again. However, until the evening, the rain and the storm did not stop.
In the evening, King Maharaja Sakti dreamed of seeing an angel dancing in a rainstorm. Miraculously, not a bit the body of the wet angel exposed to rain water. The Bidadari then goes to Humpback Mountain. The next day, King Maharaja Sakti tells of his dream to the four nobles. The nobles then asked an astrologer to interpret the dream.
"Please, Sire. Apparently, the beautiful angel that is in your dream is Princess Ivory Cempaka, daughter of the ruler of this region in the past. Now, he lives on Humpback Mountain with his six brothers. If the king can bring the princess back here, then the king would bring the kingdom back into a powerful kingdom. According to the forecast servant, Princess Ivory Cempaka will eventually degrade the kings in this country, "said the seer.
Hearing the explanation of the fortune teller, the king was eager to marry Princess Gading Cempaka. He then sent the four nobles along with some of his bodyguards to fetch Princess Ivory Cempaka at Humpback Mountain. Arriving there, they faced the King of the Son.
"Please, Sire! We are messengers of my Lord Maharaja Sakti. He is the ruler of the Kingdom of Bangkahulu which was formerly the Kingdom of Serut River. On his command, I was asked to pick up my lord Princess Ivory Cempaka along with gentlemen. Majesty Maharaja Sakti intend to lift my lord Princess Ivory Cempaka become queen in the country Bangkahulu, "said the messengers.
King Anak Dalam with his brothers also accepted the proposal Maharaja Sakti according to their father's will. Finally, the wedding party Princess Ivory Cempaka with Maharaja Sakti was held in Bangkahulu. The party took place lively because along with the coronation ceremony of Maharaja Sakti became king in the State of Bangkahulu.
After marriage, a magnificent new palace was built as a center of government. Since the palace was located in Kuala Lemau River, the kingdom was renamed the Lemau River Kingdom. King Maharaja Sakti led the Lemau River empire wisely. He and his queen, Princess Ivory Cempaka, live happily.
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