| Abstract: |
The present paper is meant to show that Sindok's reign of c. twenty years (A. D. 929 to after A. D. 947) was in many respects an important, if not decisive, period in the history of Java and of Indonesia in general. The preparation of a complete publication of Sindok's inscriptions with translations and notes, puts the second quarter of the tenth century in a new perspective. After thirty years of quick developments reflected in short reigns, Sindok appears to inaugurate a period of stability, which laid the basis for the later empires, eventually of Majapahit. The inscriptions give the impression of rising economic activity in a well-balanced East Javanese society. Although apparently no great religious buildings can be assigned to this period, we notice striking developments in religion, both Buddhist and Austronesian, under a Hinduistic garb. The present analysis may therefore lead to a re-appraisal of this period.
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