Yasadipura I
{{Short description|Poet from the Surakarta Sunanate (present-day Java, 1729–1802)}}
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Raden Ngabei Yasadipura Tus Pajang, better known as Yasadipura I (1729–1802), was a poet from the Surakarta Sunanate in present-day Java.{{Cite journal|last=Ricklefs|first=M.C.|date=1997|title=The Yasadipura problem|journal=Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde|volume=153|issue=2|pages=273–283|doi=10.1163/22134379-90003940|issn=0006-2294|doi-access=free}}
Biography
Yasadipura was born "Bagus Banjar". His father was Tumenggung Padmanegara, the regent of Pekalongan. His father was a descendant of Sultan Hadiwijaya, the King of Pajang. Yasadipura I studied with Kyai Honggomoyo, a scholar from the Magelang hermitage.{{cite journal|url=http://journal.uinjkt.ac.id/index.php/al-turats/article/view/4224|title= Yasadipura I (1729–1803) Biography and His Works|journal= Buletin Al-Turas|date= 2006|volume= 12|issue= 3|pages= 211–222|last1= Nasuhi|first1= Hamid}} accessed 2006
Yasadipura I died in 1802, which was also the birth year of his great-grandson, Ranggawarsita. Later, Ranggawarsita inherited the legacy of Yasadipuran from his grandfather, Yasadipura II.{{cite web|url=https://artikula.id/dimassigitcahyo/tasawuf-jawa-raden-ngabehi-yasadipura-i/|title= Tasawuf Jawa Raden Ngabehi Yasadipura I|date= 19 January 2020}} accessed 2020
Yasadipura I is buried in the {{ill|Pengging|id}} area, about 15 km west of Surakarta.{{cite web|url=https://www.perpusnas.go.id/magazine-detail.php?lang=id|title= Kajian Semiotika Penggalan Serat Wicara}} Perpustakaan Nasional accessed 2 October 2014.
Famous works
Yasadipura I is considered to be the greatest of poet Java Island during the 18th century. His works include:
- Serat Rama, adapted from Kakawin Ramayana
- Serat Bratayuda, adapted from Kakawin Bharatayuddha
- Fiber Mintaraga, adaptation of Kakawin Arjuna Wiwaha
- Serat Arjuna Sasrabahu, adapted from Kakawin Arjuna Wijaya
These were composed in the form of macapat poetry in the new Javanese language. Some of his verses are still often uttered as suluk by the puppeteers in wayang performances to this day.
Yasadipura I's works also included tales with mystical and Islamic themes often derived from Malay texts. One such work is Serat Ambiya, which was a Javanese adaptation of the Stories of the Prophets.{{Cite book |last=Riddell |first=Peter G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tq1v_V4haj4C |title=Islam and the Malay-Indonesian World: Transmission and Responses |date=2001 |publisher=Hurst |isbn=978-1-85065-336-3 |pages=175 |language=en}} Another work is Serat Menak, an adaptation of Hikayat Amir Hamzah in Malay. This story tells of the heroism of Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Bibliography
- Andjar Any. 1980. Raden Ngabehi Ranggawarsita. What Happened Ranggawarsita? Semarang: Various Sciences
- M.C. Ricklefs. 1991. History of Modern Indonesia (trans.). Yogyakarta: Gadjah Mada University Press
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