ABSTRACT
The Wedi area, Tembayat hill included, is located in Central Java to the southeast of Mount Merapi, a few kilometres off the Yogyakarta–Surakarta highway. Located on the fringe of the great volcanic and fertile plain, it takes in the first hills of the arid limestone range running parallel to the southern coast of the island. Pandan Arang was governor of the city of Semarang, at that time a modest port city, and was engaged in trading activities as well. Owing to his extraordinary powers, Sunan Kali Jaga, Wali Panutupingrat, could see in this man a future authentic follower of the Faith, even though he was an infidel and a man drawn to money. The greatest part of the king’s reign was dedicated to the expansion of Pajang’s influence over Java. During a sort of congress of Javanese potentates held in Giri under Sunan Prapen’s leadership, Adiwijaya was recognised as the suzerain of the states of Eastern Java and the Pesisir.
