Mataram Spies in the Conquest of Tuban
Mataram placed a spy in Tuban. Making Tuban pressed and finally defeated. The fall of Wirasaba (now Mojoagung) into the hands of Mataram in 1615 made the regents of the eastern regions (Surabaya, Tuban, Japan, and Madura) close ranks. In 1616, they gathered in Surabaya to prepare to attack Mataram.
In determining the route to be taken, a kajineman (spy) suggested that they take the road through Madiun, because the land was flat, cheap rice, and lots of water. However, a Mataram spy, Randu Watang, who had long worked for the Duke of Tuban, banned him.
"[Because] Madiun, Jayaraga, and Ponorogo are under the authority of Mataram, and to go through these places, they have to fight hard. He advocates taking the way through Lasem and Pati. This bad advice is approved, and good advisers ( kajineman) was killed, "wrote HJ de Graaf, Javanese historian, in the Peak of Mataram Power: Politics of Sultan Agung's Expansion.
Allied troops moved until approaching enemy territory. They camped at Siwalan, located near Pajang. They camped there maybe because they would get help from Pajang. However, Pajang canceled joining and returned to Mataram.
Mataram forces under Tumenggung Martalaya and Jaya Suponta cut off food supply lines. Allied forces fought in a state of hunger and illness. "The Duke of Tuban, who was ashamed of the lie of his spies, had misled the allies, dared to attack first. But the shots of the opponents repelled his troops, who while fleeing partly entered the swamp," de Graaf wrote.
The next day the second attack was led by the duke of Japan (Mojokerto) which ended in a total defeat for the allies. Surabaya and Madura troops also could not survive. They were killed on the run.
The Duke of Japan fought to the death. By order of the King of Mataram, Sultan Agung, who praised his courage, the duke of Japan was buried in Need, next to the king of Pajang. Meanwhile, the duke of Tuban managed to escape.
Mataram Conquered Tuban
About three years after the battle in Siwalan, Sultan Agung ordered Tumenggung Martalaya and Jaya Suponta to attack Tuban. Previously, his grandfather, Senopati, failed to conquer Tuban.
"This attack failed because the city in transition in 1598-1599 was still growing rapidly, and its inhabitants called the king the most powerful king in Java," wrote H.J. de Graaf at the Beginning of the Rise of Mataram: The Period of Senopati's Reign.
The spy again played a role in determining the attack on Tuban. "The king of Mataram sent a spy named Randu Watang there. Randu Watang told the king that Prince Dalem would hold a rebellion," wrote De Graaf.
Randu Watang concluded that Prince Dalem would rebel because the 17th Tuban regent had built a wall fence and fortress outside the city in Guwa Gabar. The largest bastion is named Kumbakarna which was built by Muhammad Sasnagari, the Mojoagung Modin from Cempa.
"Maybe the building of defense has also been instrumental in breaking the Mataram army attack sent by Senopati in 1598 and 1599," wrote De Graaf.
Fiber Kandha describes the course of the battle. Duke Pati proposed a lightning attack, but Tumenggung Martalaya preferred to wait until the Tuban troops left. Patih Tuban, Jaya Sentana, advised the special forces to advance first. Duke of Tuban refused because he relied entirely on three cannons that had supernatural powers. The cannons were placed on the wall. However, two cannons then exploded which killed many friends and foes. The third cannon jammed could not open fire.
Babad Tanah Djawi mentions these two cannon names: Sidamurti and Dark Pun. The first killed three dukes, the other, an old heirloom exploded. The people of Tuban were surprised to see it as a sign of defeat.
In the Chronicle of Sangkala it is stated that the Mataram army conquered Tuban (tuban surgery) in 1619. The Duke of Tuban fled towards Giri, but his ship, Indra Jala, was swallowed by the waves. Meanwhile, Fiber Kandha said that the Duke of Tuban ran to Balaga in Madura.
Fiber Babad Tuban contains a different story. After a great battle, at first, Tuban won the battle, but later the city was surrounded by Mataram troops led by Pangeran Pojok. Prince Dalem fled to Bawean Island. Then he moved to the village of Rajek West. Five years later he died and was buried in Kadipaten Village (east of Bojonegoro Regency). His tomb was later called Buyut Dalem.
"After the conquest of the city, the cannon, Kiai Sidamurti, disappeared," noted De Graaf. "Prince Pojok became the regent of Tuban, which was destroyed right on the day of Gerebek Maulud.
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"[Because] Madiun, Jayaraga, and Ponorogo are under the authority of Mataram, and to go through these places, they have to fight hard. He advocates taking the way through Lasem and Pati. This bad advice is approved, and good advisers ( kajineman) was killed, "wrote HJ de Graaf, Javanese historian, in the Peak of Mataram Power: Politics of Sultan Agung's Expansion.
Allied troops moved until approaching enemy territory. They camped at Siwalan, located near Pajang. They camped there maybe because they would get help from Pajang. However, Pajang canceled joining and returned to Mataram.
Mataram forces under Tumenggung Martalaya and Jaya Suponta cut off food supply lines. Allied forces fought in a state of hunger and illness. "The Duke of Tuban, who was ashamed of the lie of his spies, had misled the allies, dared to attack first. But the shots of the opponents repelled his troops, who while fleeing partly entered the swamp," de Graaf wrote.
The next day the second attack was led by the duke of Japan (Mojokerto) which ended in a total defeat for the allies. Surabaya and Madura troops also could not survive. They were killed on the run.
The Duke of Japan fought to the death. By order of the King of Mataram, Sultan Agung, who praised his courage, the duke of Japan was buried in Need, next to the king of Pajang. Meanwhile, the duke of Tuban managed to escape.
Mataram Conquered Tuban
About three years after the battle in Siwalan, Sultan Agung ordered Tumenggung Martalaya and Jaya Suponta to attack Tuban. Previously, his grandfather, Senopati, failed to conquer Tuban.
"This attack failed because the city in transition in 1598-1599 was still growing rapidly, and its inhabitants called the king the most powerful king in Java," wrote H.J. de Graaf at the Beginning of the Rise of Mataram: The Period of Senopati's Reign.
The spy again played a role in determining the attack on Tuban. "The king of Mataram sent a spy named Randu Watang there. Randu Watang told the king that Prince Dalem would hold a rebellion," wrote De Graaf.
Randu Watang concluded that Prince Dalem would rebel because the 17th Tuban regent had built a wall fence and fortress outside the city in Guwa Gabar. The largest bastion is named Kumbakarna which was built by Muhammad Sasnagari, the Mojoagung Modin from Cempa.
"Maybe the building of defense has also been instrumental in breaking the Mataram army attack sent by Senopati in 1598 and 1599," wrote De Graaf.
Fiber Kandha describes the course of the battle. Duke Pati proposed a lightning attack, but Tumenggung Martalaya preferred to wait until the Tuban troops left. Patih Tuban, Jaya Sentana, advised the special forces to advance first. Duke of Tuban refused because he relied entirely on three cannons that had supernatural powers. The cannons were placed on the wall. However, two cannons then exploded which killed many friends and foes. The third cannon jammed could not open fire.
Babad Tanah Djawi mentions these two cannon names: Sidamurti and Dark Pun. The first killed three dukes, the other, an old heirloom exploded. The people of Tuban were surprised to see it as a sign of defeat.
In the Chronicle of Sangkala it is stated that the Mataram army conquered Tuban (tuban surgery) in 1619. The Duke of Tuban fled towards Giri, but his ship, Indra Jala, was swallowed by the waves. Meanwhile, Fiber Kandha said that the Duke of Tuban ran to Balaga in Madura.
Fiber Babad Tuban contains a different story. After a great battle, at first, Tuban won the battle, but later the city was surrounded by Mataram troops led by Pangeran Pojok. Prince Dalem fled to Bawean Island. Then he moved to the village of Rajek West. Five years later he died and was buried in Kadipaten Village (east of Bojonegoro Regency). His tomb was later called Buyut Dalem.
"After the conquest of the city, the cannon, Kiai Sidamurti, disappeared," noted De Graaf. "Prince Pojok became the regent of Tuban, which was destroyed right on the day of Gerebek Maulud.
Has been revised
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