a large number of dates and covers the period 1222-1481 A.D. (in the original 1144-1403 C̦aka). This period includes the time when the great Javanese State of Majapahit was founded and flourished; and the Pararaton gives many interesting details about the history of Java during this epoch.
Its allusions to Malay history are unfortunately (as is natural) much scantier. I will give them here briefly.
The first one occurs in the account of the reign of Cr̦i Kĕrtanagara, the last king of Tumapěl, who reigned' (according to the Pararaton) from C̦aka 1194 to 1197 (1272-1275 A.D.) This king, we are told, "sent his troops against Malayu." The immediate result of this unwise expedition, which left. Tumapĕl almost defenceless' ("there were very few mien left at Tumapĕl, most of them having been sent to Malayu"), was the fall of his kingdom in the same year at the hands of another Javanese Raja, one Jaya Katong, of Daha. "The expedition against Malayu and the fall of Tumapěl occurred in the same year, 1197 C̦aka," i. e. 1275 A.D. Assuming this date to be correct, the expedition must have been on a considerable scale, and not a mere raid, for the troops, we are told, did not return till many years later, apparently in 1293 A.D. They brought back with them, as part of their booty, it may be presumed, two Malay princesses one of these, by name Dara Pĕtak was, subsequently married to Raden Wijaya, the first king of Maja- pahit, who bore the royal style of C̦ri Kĕrtarajasa; the other, called Dara Jingga, became the wife of a high chief and the mother of the prince Tuhan Janaka, styled C̦ri Marmadewa, with the title of Ratu ring Malayu, and afterwards also styled Aji Mantrolot.
There is nothing to show us which Malay state in particu- lar was the victim of this onslaught. But as from the close of the 7th century at least (and perhaps earlier) and for many centuries later the term "Malayu" was especially ap- plied to the homeland of the Malays, i. e. Central Sumatra north-west of Palembang, it is probable that tho Javanese ex- pedition was directed against this region. In any case some
