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ANCIENT HISTORY OF JAVA. 299 rude ages the only considerable and durable monuments of art, still point out to us the seats or capitals of the principal native states in Java, and tradition has handed down their names. The fol- lowing are the chief, which existed in the three centuries which preceded the conversion to Ma- homedanism: Doho, Bramhanan, Madavg^lmmo- lan^ J angola^ Singhasari, Pajajaran, and Mo- jopahit. Considerable relics of ancient temples, and other structures, in various situations, in the midst of some of the most fertile districts of the island, point out where there must have existed other considerable states, but respecting these, even tradition itself is silent. The ruins of Do ho are in the fertile district of Kddiriy about the centre of the island, counting by its length and towards the southern coast. The earliest date I can ascribe to these is the year 1117, of the era of Salivana, or 1195 of Christ. Here reigned Joi/o BoyOy a prince of high fame in Javanese romance. The state which existed at Brambanan flourish- ed about the years of Salivana 1188 and 1218, or 1266 and 1296 of Christ. Of this state w^e know not one syllable of the 7^eal history. Tradition hands down to us the name of Md- dang'hamolany and, in the district of Wirosobo, the ruins of a palace are still discernible, but it is ut- terly impossible to assign any era to it.