Kingdom of Pajana: Map & History
The Lontara script, also known as the Bugis script, Bugis-Makassar script, or Urupu Sulapa’ Eppa’ "four-cornered letters", is one of Indonesia's traditional scripts developed in the South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi region.
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The Lontara script, also known as the Bugis script, Bugis-Makassar script, or Urupu Sulapa’ Eppa’ "four-cornered letters", is one of Indonesia's traditional scripts developed in the South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi region. The script is primarily used to write the Buginese language, followed by Makassarese and Mandar. Closely related variants of Lontara are also used to write several languages outside of Sulawesi such as Bima, Ende, and Sumbawa. The script was actively used by several South Sulawesi societies for day-to-day and literary texts from at least mid-15th Century CE until the mid-20th Century CE, before its function was gradually supplanted by the Latin alphabet. Today the script is taught in South Sulawesi Province as part of the local curriculum, but with very limited usage in everyday life.
Modern Countries Once Part of Kingdom of Pajana
At its mapped extent, Kingdom of Pajana covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Kingdom of Pajana's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Kingdom of Pajana in Depth
History
Lontara is a descendant of the Kawi script, used in Maritime Southeast Asia around 800 CE. It is unclear whether the script is a direct descendant from Kawi, or derived from one of Kawi's other descendants. One theory states that it is modelled after the Rejang script, perhaps due to their graphical similarities. But this claim may be unfounded as some characters of the Lontara are a late development.
The term Lontara has also come to refer to literature regarding Bugis history and genealogy, an important subject in traditional South Sulawesi societies. Historically, Lontara was also used for a range of documents including contracts, trade laws, treaties, maps, and journals.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Lontara script (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kingdom of Pajana: Key Facts
| Founded | 17th century |
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Facts from Wikidata Q1074947 (CC0).
Kingdom of Pajana Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 45,552 km² in 1575 CE.
Kingdom of Pajana: Frequently Asked Questions
When did the Kingdom of Pajana exist?
The Kingdom of Pajana is dated to 1572 CE – 1587 CE, in the Early Modern & Age of Discovery era.
How large was the Kingdom of Pajana at its peak?
At its peak in 1575 the Kingdom of Pajana covered about 45,552 km².
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