sejarah gunung lawu

Located on the border between Central Java and East Java, Lawu has beautiful natural scenery. Many special interest tourists who climb it. The mountain is also often visited by the pilgrims as saving historic sacred objects. Sacred places around Mount Lawu mainly ruins-ruins such as the Hermitage Raden Raden UB UB, and Cengkup (little house in the middle-middle there is the grave). It is said that there are tombstones in Cengkup it is Petilasan King UB, the former king of Majapahit who is better known as Sunan Lawu. Cangkup and where the hermitage is located in UB's Raden Hargo Dalem, the second highest peak of Mount Lawu.
In the mountain-altitude 3265 meters above sea level (masl) It was indeed save many historical relics such as the Majapahit kingdom, Candi Ceto, which is a relic temple Sukuh Raden UB during the flight.
Mount Lawu is a sacred mountain by the people around, especially people living at the foot of the mountain. Not surprisingly, in the months tertenu like Shura Javanese calendar month, the mountain is crowded mainly visited by the pilgrims who came from the area around the foot of Mount Lawu like area Tawamangun, Karanganyar, Semarang, Madiun, Nganjuk, and so forth.
They had come from afar with a view mainly to ask the safety and well-being of living in the world. Locations visited by the pilgrims, especially places that are considered sacred, such as UB's Raden petilasan known by those with the title Sunan Lawu. Additionally Degrees Spring, Yellow Lake, etc..
Besejarah relics had become one of the witnesses of history that our nation since ancient cultured therefore should be preserved because it gives more value to this mountain.
At the peak of Mount Lawu, according to a story that develops in people who live in the leg, that Raden UB run to Mount Lawu to escape pursuit Demak troops led by his son named Raden Patah, as well as troops from the pursuit of the Duke Cepu old grudge to Raden UB. It is said that UB's Raden died at the peak of Mount Lawu Cengkup is evidenced by the existence of well-petilasannya ruins atop Mount Hargo Dalem with a height of 3148 masl.
According to the story, after the collapse of the Majapahit Kingdom, emerging Islamic empire that is rapidly developing Kingdom of Demak, led by a king named Raden Patah, is still the son of Raden UB. He makes a kingdom great kingdom of Demak in Java. At that time, Raden Patah intends to invite his father namely Raden UB converted to Islam, but his son Raden UB refusing to embrace the teachings adopted by Raden Patah.
Raden UB does not want war with her own son and then Raden UB escape. His father's refusal to embrace Islam makes Raden UB continue being chased by troops led by Raden Demak Broken. To escape pursuit by troops Demak, Raden UB Karanganyar fled to the area.
Here Raden UB had founded a temple called Candi Sukuh located in Orchard Village Sukuh Berjo Karanganyar. But it has not completed the temple, Raden UB trigger caught by troops Demak, Demak troops and followers of Raden Raden Patah continue to pursue that UB should leave Karanganyar and left an unfinished temple.
Then Raden UB fled towards the east of the Temple Sukuh. In his hideout, Raden mcndirikan UB also had a temple, but unfortunately hideout Raden UB eventually be known by troops Demak. Raden UB escape again by leaving a temple, until now known as Candi Ceto community. because he felt he was safe from the pursuit of Forces Demak, Raden UB moment but the rest will come again next catastrophe this time the pursuit was not done by the troops but is done by troops Demak Cepu who heard that Raden UB, which is hostile to the King of Majapahit kingdom entered its territory so that revenge Cepu any longer arise.
Cepu forces led by the Duke of UB's Raden Cepu intend capture alive or dead. This time Raden UB run to the top of Mount Lawu escape pursuit by troops Cepu but none of the troops who captured Raden Cepu Brawijava who ran towards the top of Mount Lawu through the jungle.
In the hideout at the summit of Mount Lawu, Raden UB was irritated with Cepu forces act then he issued to the Duke Cepu sumpatan allegedly contents if there are people from Cepu area or from a direct descendant of the Duke of Cepu ride to Mount Lawu, then fate will be hurt or die in Mount Lawu. And he said that UB's Raden sumpatan of this until now tuahnya still being followed by people from the area Cepu mainly descendants of Duke Cepu who want to climb to Mount Lawu, they still feel scared if violated.

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