Klungkung
Submitted by postmaster on Wed, 03/26/2008 - 12:07.
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| This is the smallest Regency, lying east of Gianyar. It covers only 121 square kilometers, including three islands; Nusa Penida, Lembongan, and Ceningan. Despite its size, its influence on Balinese culture has been powerful. It was here, at the shadow of the holy Volcano Agung, that the princes and priest of Majapahit gathered in 1343 to continue the kingdom by setting up "Kraton" in Samprangan, but within a couple of generation, they moved to Gelgel and then to Klungkung, in 1710. In the 16th century, the Gods smiled on Gelgel, when Dalem Baturenggong reached an impressive political and cultural achievement to earn His "golden age". |
