Lecturer at @ANU_CHL, specialising in medieval and early modern Indonesian history (he)
Joined December 2012
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24 Jul 2022
It can be very hard to get access to key scholarly works on early Indonesian history. I've uploaded PDFs of some of the main publications of Indonesian inscriptions here: wayanjarrah.com/resources. Feel free to make use of them and let me know what else you'd like to see!
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20 Jan 2025
Was Majapahit really an empire? This question can stir up a lot of emotion! Here I discuss the historical evidence - have a read and make up your own mind: newmandala.org/was-majapahit…
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17 Jan 2025
Friendly reminder that “Ken Dedes” rhymes with “pedes”, not “tetes” 😊
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11 Dec 2024
My essay on the pre-Islamic roots of Malay literature has just been published for a new exhibition at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia! Honoured to be in the company of some amazing historians like @BLMalay and @mandalsumitk
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25 Nov 2024
“When Majapahit fell, its people fled to Bali”. This is a myth: a basic story that simplifies a much more complex reality. We cannot accept it as fact, but the myth can help us to ask a better question: how exactly are the Balinese heirs to Majapahit civilisation?
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13 Nov 2024
I will be giving a public talk in Kuala Lumpur on 4 December on the intimate and often surprising links between Java and the Malay World - all welcome!
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24 Aug 2024
Many think Majapahit split into the Eastern and Western palaces after Hayam Wuruk’s death. But the division happened during his lifetime. Already in 1379, the Ming dynasty records show these two Javanese palaces sending tribute: one Eastern and one Western
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24 Aug 2024
This split was passed down to the next generation and eventually erupted into the Regreg war between Vikramavardhana and Bhre Virabhumi. By 1406 the Eastern palace was defeated and its people reabsorbed by the Western. This was the end of a 30-year division of power
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24 Aug 2024
This matters because the Regreg war is often seen as a dispute over who would succeed Hayam Wuruk. But its origins lay in the rivalry between Hayam Wuruk and his uncle Bhre Wengker. Rather than a golden age of unity, Hayam Wuruk’s later reign was marked by structural division
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4 Jul 2024
Inspired by Elly Kent's personal and professional journey connecting Indonesia and Australia! Find out how her childhood immersion in Southeast Asia turned into a lifelong career studying art and culture in Southeast Asia: indonesiainstitute.anu.edu.a…
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5 Jul 2024
My team has published a new article on the famous Sangguran inscription, now held in Minto estate in Scotland. It was a lot of work and we were able to make several new contributions to the study of this important document of 10th-century Java brill.com/view/journals/bki/…
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5 Jul 2024
We investigated how the stone was discovered in 1812 and taken to Scotland in 1813. With help from British Library staff like @BLMalay we traced how Colin Mackenzie heard of the stone and ordered it to be brought to Bangil, and ultimately sent it to his boss Lord Minto
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A very important part of our research was learning from the local community in Java how the inscription, even in its absence, has become a keystone of cultural heritage. The Sangguran community is a special audience for our work, whom we greatly hope it may benefit
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26 Jun 2024
I really enjoyed speaking on the 'Golden Pages' podcast with Dr. Esra Alhamal of the School of Gilding and Ornamentation, Fujairah, UAE, on Malay and Indonesian manuscripts, letters and seals, and the art of the Qur'an: youtube.com/watch?v=IyIncV0U… and listennotes.com/podcasts/gol…
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27 Jun 2024
These are the 2024 #fellows who will conduct #research using @UBLeiden’s #SpecialCollections. Congratulations to all the fellows. We look forward to meet you @UniLeiden.
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RIP Guru Kami
Bapak Hadi Sidomulyo (Nigel Bullough), peneliti luar biasa yang sepenuh hidupnya digunakan untuk meriset Penanggungan dan BCB di jawa timur. — Lepas parannya, jembar kuburnya. Swarga Langgeng 🙏
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