Restoring a Javanese Inscription to its Proper Place: The Minto Stone (Sangguran Charter) Seen in New Light.
More than most other stone inscriptions from pre-Islamic Java, the Minto stone (Sangguran charter) has broad name recognition in Indonesia today. The story of the stone's removal, more than two hundred years ago during the British occupation of Java, from its original setting in the mountainous area...
| Published in: | Journal of the Humanities & Social Sciences of Southeast Asia & Oceania / Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde Vol. 180; no. 2/3; pp. 133 - 212 |
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2024
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