97-696: Kedu Residency (also known as Kedoe and Kedoo) was a colonial administrative unit in Central Java in Java , Indonesia . It contained the areas which are now the Kebumen , Wonosobo , Temanggung , Purworejo and Magelang regencies (including Magelang city). All of the areas under the residency were under the Surakarta Sunanate , until the Indonesian government abolished its recognition of
194-474: A sheaf ") and his son Beow ("Barley") are associated with the grain, or are possibly corn-gods; J. R. R. Tolkien wrote a poem "King Sheave" about them, and based a major element of his legendarium , the Old Straight Road from Middle-earth to the earthly paradise of Valinor , on their story. William of Malmesbury 's 12th century Chronicle tells the story of the related figure Sceafa as
291-470: A brittle spike ; upon maturity, the spikelets separate, facilitating seed dispersal . Domesticated barley has nonshattering spikelets, making it much easier to harvest the mature ears. The nonshattering condition is caused by a mutation in one of two tightly linked genes known as Bt 1 and Bt 2 ; many cultivars possess both mutations. The nonshattering condition is recessive , so varieties of barley that exhibit this condition are homozygous for
388-435: A meal). Consuming breakfast cereals containing barley over weeks to months improves cholesterol levels and glucose regulation. Barley contains gluten , which makes it an unsuitable grain for consumption by people with gluten-related disorders , such as coeliac disease , non-coeliac gluten sensitivity and wheat allergy sufferers. Nevertheless, some wheat allergy patients can tolerate barley. Barley, made into malt ,
485-478: A member of the grass family , is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains ; it was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent around 9000 BC, giving it nonshattering spikelets and making it much easier to harvest . Its use then spread throughout Eurasia by 2000 BC. Barley prefers relatively low temperatures and well-drained soil to grow. It
582-403: A mix), and there are important differences in enzyme content, kernel shape, and other factors that malters and brewers must take into consideration. In traditional taxonomy, different forms of barley were classified as different species based on morphological differences. Two-row barley with shattering spikes (wild barley) was named Hordeum spontaneum . Two-row barley with nonshattering spikes
679-542: A mixture of both dialects; these areas are Pekalongan and the Kedu Plain , which composes Magelang and Temanggung . Some parts of the districts of Brebes and Cilacap speak Sundanese , the western part of Central Java is the border between the Javanese people and Sundanese people worlds in the western of Java. Central Java is considered to be the heart of the Javanese culture. The ideal conduct and moral of
776-570: A narrow lowland. In the Brebes area, it is 40 km wide from the coast, while in Semarang, it is only 4 km wide. This plain continues with the depression of Semarang-Rembang in the east. Mount Muria at the end of the Ice Age (around 10,000 years BC) was a separate island from Java, which eventually fused because of alluvial deposits from flowing rivers. The city of Demak during the era of
873-399: A new Batang Regency was formed from the eastern half of Pekalongan Regency. Today, Central Java (excluding Yogyakarta Special Region) is divided into 29 regencies ( kabupaten ) and six cities ( kota , previously kotamadya and kota pradja ), the latter being independent of any regency. The Southeastern (Solo) area used to be the Surakarta Sunanate until the monarchy was unrecognized by
970-769: A new structural element in Central Java. This section is separated from the Bogor Zone by the Majenang Depression. The eastern part was built by the Ajibarang anticline (narrow anticline) which was cut by the Serayu River stream. In the east of Banyumas, the anticline developed into an anticlinorium with a width reaching 30 km in the Lukulo area (south of Banjarnegara -Midangan) or often called
1067-537: A regional Council was formed. In addition, autonomous gemeente (municipal) was formed, Pekalongan , Tegal , Semarang , Salatiga , and Magelang . In 1930, the province was designated as an autonomous region with a provinciale raad (provincial council). The province consists of several residenties (residencies), covering several regentschap (districts), divided into several kawedanan (districts). Central Java consisted of 5 residences: Pekalongan, Jepara- Rembang , Semarang, Banyumas , and Kedu . On 1 March 1942,
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#17327723935741164-497: A separate special region (equivalent to a province) since the country's independence, and is administered separately. Although known as the "heart" of Javanese culture , there are several other non-Javanese ethnic groups, such as the Sundanese on the border with West Java. Chinese Indonesians , Arab Indonesians , and Indian Indonesians are also scattered throughout the province. The province has been inhabited by humans since
1261-643: A silver city called Argyra at its western end. This name mentioned Java, which most likely origins from the Sanskrit term Java-dvipa (Yawadvipa). Chinese records from the Songshu and the Liangshu referred to Java as She-po (5th century AD), He-ling (640–818 AD), then called it She-po again until the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368), where they began to call Zhao-Wa. In the book Yingyai Shenglan , written by
1358-540: A simple inheritance-based tree. Bambusoideae (bamboos) ( fescue , ryegrass ) Hordeum (barley) Triticum (wheat) Secale (rye) Oryza (rice) other grasses Sorghum (sorghum) Zea (maize) Barley was one of the first grains to be domesticated in the Fertile Crescent , an area of relatively abundant water in Western Asia, around 9,000 BC. Wild barley ( H. vulgare ssp. spontaneum ) ranges from North Africa and Crete in
1455-525: A sleeping child in a boat without oars with a sheaf of corn at his head. Axel Olrik identified Peko , a parallel "barley-figure" in Finnish culture, in turn connected by R.D. Fulk with the Eddaic Bergelmir . In English folklore , the figure of John Barleycorn in the folksong of the same name is a personification of barley, and of the alcoholic beverages made from it: beer and whisky. In
1552-571: A total of 5000 Mbp. Details of the genome are freely available in several barley databases. The barley genus Hordeum is relatively closely related to wheat and rye within the Triticeae , and more distantly to rice within the BOP clade of grasses ( Poaceae ). The phylogeny of the Triticeae is complicated by hybridization between species, so there is a network of relationships rather than
1649-404: Is a cereal , a member of the grass family with edible grains. Its flowers are clusters of spikelets arranged in a distinctive herringbone pattern . Each spikelet has a long thin awn (to 160 mm (6.3 in) long), making the ears look tufted. The spikelets are in clusters of three. In six-row barley, all three spikelets in each cluster are fertile; in two-row barley, only the central one
1746-716: Is a province of Indonesia , located in the middle of the island of Java . Its administrative capital is Semarang . It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in the south, East Java in the east, and the Java Sea in the north. It has a total area of 33,750.37 km , with a population of 36,516,035 at the 2020 Census making it the third-most populous province in both Java and Indonesia after West Java and East Java . The official population estimate in mid-2023
1843-401: Is a form of domesticated barley with an easier-to-remove hull . Naked barley is an ancient food crop, but a new industry has developed around uses of selected hulless barley to increase the digestibility of the grain, especially for pigs and poultry. Hulless barley has been investigated for several potential new applications as whole grain, bran, and flour. In 2022, world production of barley
1940-523: Is a key ingredient in beer and whisky production. Two-row barley is traditionally used in German and English beers. Six-row barley was traditionally used in US beers , but both varieties are in common usage now. Distilled from green beer, Scottish and Irish whisky are made primarily from barley. About 25% of American barley is used for malting, for which barley is the best-suited grain. Accordingly, barley
2037-538: Is a limestone mountain area that extends to the southern coast of East Java. The rivers that empty into the Java Sea include the Bengawan Solo River , Kali Pemali, Kali Comal, and Kali Bodri, while the ones that empty into the Indian Ocean include Serayu River , Bogowonto River, Luk Ulo River and Progo River. Bengawan Solo is the longest river on the island of Java (572 km); has a spring in
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#17327723935742134-508: Is a traditional Jewish stew often eaten on the Sabbath , in numerous recipes by both Mizrachi and Ashkenazi Jews ; its original form was a barley porridge. In Eastern and Central Europe, barley is used in soups and stews such as ričet . In Africa, where it is a traditional food plant, it has the potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and support sustainable landcare. The six-row variety bere
2231-560: Is almost the same as the Baduy people in Banten . Although Indonesian is the official language, people mostly speak Javanese as their daily language. The Solo-Jogja dialect or the Mataram dialect is considered as the standard Javanese Language. Additionally, there are a number of Javanese dialects but in general, it consists of two, namely kulonan and timuran . The former is spoken in
2328-480: Is also common among Chinese Indonesians. In the post-Suharto era , it is recognised as an official religion along with the aforementioned five. Ethnic Groups in Central Java At approximately 98%, Javanese people form the overwhelming majority of the population, and a minority of the Sundanese people . Central Java is known as the centre of Javanese culture. The cities of Surakarta and Yogyakarta are
2425-636: Is at best mixed. Barley grains were once used for measurement in England, there being nominally three or four barleycorns to the inch. By the 19th century, this had been superseded by standard inch measures. In ancient Mesopotamia , barley was used as a form of money, the standard unit of weight for barley, and hence of value, being the shekel . In the Old English poem Beowulf , and in Norse mythology , Scyld Scefing (the second name meaning "with
2522-652: Is between 18–28 °C (64–82 °F) and the relative humidity varies between 73% and 94%. While the humidity is high in most low-lying parts of the province, it drops significantly in the upper mountains. The highest average annual rainfall of 3,990 mm with 195 rainy days was recorded in Salatiga . On the eve of the World War II in 1942, Central Java was subdivided into seven residencies ( Dutch : residentie or plural residenties , Javanese karésiḍènan or karésidhènan ) which corresponded more or less with
2619-599: Is cultivated in Orkney , Shetland, Caithness and the Western Isles of the Scottish Highlands and Islands . When milled into beremeal , it is used locally in bread , biscuits , and the traditional beremeal bannock . In Japanese cuisine, barley is mixed with rice and steamed as mugimeshi . The naval surgeon Takaki Kanehiro introduced it into institutional cooking to combat beriberi , endemic in
2716-613: Is fertile. It is a self-pollinating , diploid species with 14 chromosomes . The genome of barley was sequenced in 2012 by the International Barley Genome Sequencing Consortium and the UK Barley Sequencing Consortium. The genome is organised into seven pairs of nuclear chromosomes (recommended designations: 1H, 2H, 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H and 7H), and one mitochondrial and one chloroplast chromosome , with
2813-653: Is grown around the world in temperate areas. It grows best in well-drained soil in full sunshine. In the tropics and subtropics, it is grown for food and straw in South Asia, North and East Africa, and in the Andes of South America. In dry regions it requires irrigation. It has a short growing season and is relatively drought-tolerant . Barley is more tolerant of soil salinity than other cereals, varying in different cultivars. It has less winter-hardiness than winter wheat and far less than rye. Like other cereals, barley
2910-578: Is often assessed by its malting enzyme content. Barley wine is a style of strong beer from the English brewing tradition. An 18th-century alcoholic drink of the same name was made by boiling barley in water, then mixing the barley water with white wine, borage , lemon and sugar. In the 19th century, a different barley wine was prepared from recipes of ancient Greek origin. Nonalcoholic drinks such as barley water and roasted barley tea have been made by boiling barley in water. In Italy, roasted barley
3007-431: Is relatively tolerant of drought and soil salinity but is less winter-hardy than wheat or rye . In 2022, barley was fourth among grains in quantity produced, 155 million tonnes , behind maize , wheat, and rice . Globally, 70% of barley production is used as animal feed , while 30% is used as a source of fermentable material for beer , or further distilled into whisky , and as a component of various foods. It
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3104-535: Is sometimes used as coffee substitute, caffè d'orzo (barley coffee). Some 70% of the world's barley production is used as livestock feed, for example for cattle feeding in western Canada. In 2014, an enzymatic process was devised to make a high-protein fish feed from barley, suitable for carnivorous fish such as trout and salmon . Barley straw has been placed in mesh bags and floated in fish ponds or water gardens to help prevent algal growth without harming pond plants and animals. The technique's effectiveness
3201-630: Is susceptible to several viral diseases, such as barley mild mosaic bymovirus . Some viruses, such as barley yellow dwarf virus , vectored by the rice root aphid , can cause serious crop injury. For durable disease resistance, quantitative resistance is more important than qualitative resistance . The most important foliar diseases have corresponding resistance gene regions on all chromosomes of barley. A large number of molecular markers are available for breeding of resistance to leaf rust, powdery mildew, Rhynchosporium secalis , Pyrenophora teres f. teres , Barley yellow dwarf virus , and
3298-603: Is that the word "Java" comes from Proto-Austronesian , Awa or Yawa (Similar to the words Awa'i (Awaiki) or Hawa'i (Hawaiki) used in Polynesia , especially Hawaii ) which means "home". An island called Iabadiu or Jabadiu is mentioned in Ptolemy's work called Geographia which was made around 150 AD during the era of the Roman Empire . Iabadiu is said to mean "island of barley", also rich in gold, and has
3395-794: Is the North and South Serayu Mountains. The North forms a mountain chain that connects the Bogor range in West Java with the Kendeng Mountains in the east. The width of this mountain range is around 30–50 km; on the western end there is Mount Slamet , which is the highest mountain in Central Java as well as the second-highest mountain in Java, and the eastern part is the Dieng Plateau with peaks of Mount Prahu and Mount Ungaran . Between
3492-425: Is typically planted on tilled land. Seed was traditionally scattered , but in developed countries is usually drilled . As it grows it requires soil nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium), often supplied as fertilizers. It needs to be monitored for pests and diseases, and if necessary treated before these become serious. The stems and ears turn yellow when ripe, and the ears begin to droop. Traditional harvesting
3589-631: Is used in gruel . This gruel is known as سويق : sawīq in the Arab world . With a long history of cultivation in the Middle East , barley is used in a wide range of traditional Arabic , Assyrian , Israelite , Kurdish , and Persian foodstuffs including keşkek , kashk , and murri . Barley soup is traditionally eaten during Ramadan in Saudi Arabia. Cholent or hamin (in Hebrew)
3686-399: Is used in soups and stews and in barley bread of various cultures. Barley grains are commonly made into malt using a traditional and ancient method of preparation. In English folklore, John Barleycorn personifies the grain and the alcoholic beverages made from it. English pub names such as The Barley Mow allude to its role in the production of beer. The Old English word for barley
3783-570: Is written in Sanskrit in Pallava script . It is written that a Shaivite king named Sri Sanjaya established a kingdom called Mataram . Under the reign of Sanjaya's dynasty, several monuments such as the Prambanan temple complex were built. At the same time, a competing dynasty Sailendra arose, adhering to Buddhism and built the Borobudur temple. After 820 AD, there was no more mention of
3880-453: The Barley yellow mosaic virus complex . Hulled barley (or covered barley) is eaten after removing the inedible, fibrous, outer husk or hull. Once removed, it is called dehulled barley (or pot barley or scotch barley). Pearl barley (or pearled barley) is dehulled to remove most of the bran, and polished. Barley meal, a wholemeal barley flour lighter than wheat meal but darker in colour,
3977-418: The Brebes - Tegal - Slawi area in the northwest of the province. Religion in Central Java (June 2024) Although the overwhelming majority of Javanese are Muslims, many also profess indigenous Javanese beliefs . Clifford Geertz , in his book about the religion of Java, made a distinction between the so-called santri Javanese and abangan Javanese. He considered the former as orthodox Muslims and
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4074-675: The Burma-Siam and Saketi-Bayah railways , and suffered or died as a result of ill-treatment and starvation. A later UN report stated that four million people died in Indonesia as a result of the Japanese occupation. About 2.4 million people died in Java from famine during 1944–45. Following the surrender of Japan, Indonesia proclaimed its independence on 17 August 1945. The final stages of warfare were initiated in October when, under
4171-566: The Cultivation System which was linked to famines and epidemics in the 1840s, first in Cirebon and then Central Java, as cash crops such as indigo and sugar had to be grown instead of rice. In the 1900s, the predecessor of the modern Central Java was created, named Gouvernement van Midden-Java . Before 1905, central Java consisted of 5 gewesten (regions) namely Semarang , Rembang , Kedu , Banyumas , and Pekalongan . Surakarta
4268-762: The Demak Sultanate was on the edge of the sea and became a thriving port. This sedimentation process is still ongoing on the coast of Semarang . In the south of the area are the Northern Cretaceous Mountains and the Kendeng Mountains, which are limestone mountains stretching from the east of Semarang from the Southwest end of Pati then east to the Lamongan and Bojonegoro in East Java. The main range of mountains in Central Java
4365-466: The House of Representatives . The province's 77 elected members are comprised as follows: As of the 2010 census, Central Java's population stood at 32.38 million, barely increasing from 2000, compared with the 1990 census when the population was 28 million. This reflected an increase of approximately 13.5% in 20 years. At the 2020 Census the population was 36,516,035, and the official estimate for mid 2023
4462-780: The Hēlíng in Chinese records. Coinciding with the overthrow of the Sailendras by the Sanjayas who restored Shaivism as the dominant religion. In the middle of the 10th century, however, the centre of power moved to eastern Java. Raden Wijaya founded the Majapahit Empire , and reaching its peak during the reign of Hayam Wuruk . The kingdom claimed sovereignty over the entire Indonesian archipelago , although direct control tended to be limited to Java, Bali and Madura . Gajah Mada
4559-669: The Imperial Japanese Army landed on Java , and the following week, the Dutch East Indies surrendered to Japan. During Japanese rule, Java and Madura were placed under the Japanese 16th Army . Many who lived in areas considered important to the war effort experienced torture , sex slavery , arbitrary arrest and execution, and other war crimes . Thousands of people were taken away as forced labourers ( romusha ) for Japanese military projects, including
4656-727: The Kebumen Tinggi . At the very eastern end of Mandala, the South Serayu Mountains are formed by the dome of the Kulonprogo Mountains (1022 m), which is located between Purworejo and the Progo River . The area of the south coast of Central Java also has a narrow lowland, with a width of 10–25 km. In addition, there are South Gombong Karst Areas. Sloping hills stretch parallel to the coast, from Yogyakarta to Cilacap . East of Yogyakarta
4753-898: The Sewu Mountains (Wonogiri Regency), this river flows to the north, crosses the City of Surakarta , and finally goes to East Java and empties into the Gresik area (near Surabaya). Among the main reservoirs (lakes) in Central Java are Gunung Rowo Lake ( Pati Regency ), Gajahmungkur Reservoir ( Wonogiri Regency ), Kedungombo Reservoir ( Boyolali and Sragen Regency ), Rawa Pening Lake ( Semarang Regency ), Cacaban Reservoir ( Tegal Regency ), Malahayu Reservoir ( Brebes Regency ), Wadaslintang Reservoir (border of Kebumen Regency and Wonosobo Regency ), Gembong Reservoir (Pati Regency), Sempor Reservoir ( Kebumen Regency ) and Mrica Reservoir ( Banjarnegara Regency ). The average temperature in Central Java
4850-525: The Sultanate of Mataram , grew into a dominant force in the central and eastern Java. The cities of Surabaya and Cirebon were subdued by Mataram. Only the Mataram and Banten Sultanates remained after the Dutch arrived in the early 17th century. Some Islamic kingdoms in Java can still be found in several regions, such as Surakarta (with two kingdoms of Kasunanan and Mangkunegaran ), and Yogyakarta with
4947-430: The Yogyakarta Sultanate and Pakualaman . By the late 16th century, European traders began to frequent central Javanese ports. The Dutch established a presence in the region through the East India Company . Following the fall of Demak to Mataram under the reign of Sultan Agung , Mataram was able to conquer almost all of Java by the 17th century, but internal disputes and Dutch intervention forced it to cede more land to
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#17327723935745044-544: The rachis . In wild barley (and other Old World species of Hordeum ), only the central spikelet is fertile, while the other two are reduced. This condition is retained in certain cultivars known as two-row barleys. A pair of mutations (one dominant, the other recessive) result in fertile lateral spikelets to produce six-row barleys. A mutation in one gene, vrs1 , is responsible for the transition from two-row to six-row barley. Brewers in Europe tend to use two-row cultivars and breweries in North America use six-row barley (or
5141-404: The upheavals in 1965–66, religious identification of citizens became compulsory, and there has been a renaissance of Buddhism and Hinduism since then. As one has to choose a religion out of the five official religions in Indonesia; i.e. Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, the latter two became alternatives for people who did not want to be Muslims or Christians. Confucianism
5238-461: The B vitamin niacin (14% DV), and dietary minerals , including iron (10% DV) and manganese (12% DV) (table). According to Health Canada and the US Food and Drug Administration , consuming at least 3 grams per day of barley beta-glucan can lower levels of blood cholesterol , a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases . Eating whole-grain barley, a high-fibre grain, improves regulation of blood sugar (i.e., reduces blood glucose response to
5335-440: The Chinese Ming explorer Ma Huan , the Chinese call Java as Chao-Wa, and it was once called the She-pó (She-bó). When Giovanni de' Marignolli returned from China to Avignon , he stopped at the kingdom of Saba, which he said had many elephants and was led by a queen; this name Saba might be his interpretation of She-bó. Java has been inhabited by humans or their ancestors ( hominina ) since prehistoric times. In Central Java and
5432-409: The Dutch. These cessions led to several partitions of Mataram. The first was after the 1755 Treaty of Giyanti , which divided the kingdom in two, the Sultanates of Surakarta and Yogyakarta. Surakarta was divided again with the establishment of the Mangkunegaran following the 1757 Treaty of Salatiga. During the Napoleonic Wars , Central Java as a Dutch colony was taken over by the British . In 1813,
5529-487: The Indonesian government. These contemporary regencies and cities can further be subdivided into 565 districts ( kecamatan ). These districts are further divided into 7,804 rural communes or "villages" ( desa ) and 764 urban communes ( kelurahan ). The regencies and cities are listed below with their areas and populations at the 2000, 2010 and 2020 Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023, and are grouped (for convenience) approximately according to
5626-542: The Japanese had almost captured the city when British forces arrived. The province of Central Java was formed on 15 August 1950, excluding Yogyakarta but including Surakarta . There has been no significant changes in the administrative division of the province ever since. In the aftermath of the 30 September Movement in 1965, an anti-communist purge took place in Central Java, in which the army and community vigilante groups killed Communists and leftists, both actual and alleged. Others were interned in concentration camps ,
5723-449: The Korean Peninsula since the Early Mumun Pottery Period ( circa 1500–850 BC). Barley ( Yava in Sanskrit ) is mentioned many times in the Rigveda and other Indian scriptures as a principal grain in ancient India. Traces of barley cultivation have been found in post-Neolithic Bronze Age Harappan civilization 5,700–3,300 years ago. Barley beer was probably one of the first alcoholic drinks developed by Neolithic humans; later it
5820-421: The South Central Java Basin located in the southern part of the province. This mandala is a geoantiklin that extends from west to east along 100 kilometres and is divided into two parts separated by the Jatilawang valley, namely the western and eastern regions. The western part is formed by Mount Kabanaran (360 m) and can be described as having the same elevation as the Bandung Depression Zone in West Java or as
5917-421: The Sultanate of Yogyakarta was divided with the establishment of the Pakualaman. Following the departure of the British, the Dutch returned as stipulated in the Congress of Vienna . The Java War between 1825 and 1830 ravaged Central Java, which resulted in a consolidation of the Dutch power. The power and the territories of the already divided Mataram were greatly reduced. After the war, the Netherlands enforced
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#17327723935746014-579: The adjacent territories in East Java remains known as " Java Man " were discovered in the 1890s by the Dutch anatomist and geologist Eugène Dubois . It belongs to the species Homo erectus , and are believed to be about 1.7 million years old. The Sangiran site is an important prehistoric site on Java. Around 40,000 years ago, Australoid peoples related to modern Australian Aboriginals and Melanesians settled in Central Java. They were assimilated or replaced by Mongoloid Austronesians by about 3,000 BC, who brought technologies of pottery, outrigger canoes,
6111-446: The armed forces in the 19th century. It became standard prison fare, and remains a staple in the Japan Self-Defense Forces . Cooked barley is 69% water, 28% carbohydrates , 2% protein , and 0.4% fat (table). In a 100-gram (3.5 oz) reference serving, cooked barley provides 515 kilojoules (123 kcal) of food energy and is a good source (10% or more of the Daily Value , DV) of essential nutrients , including, dietary fibre ,
6208-442: The assistance of the Javanese Buddhist monk Jñānabhadra. It is not precisely known what is meant by the name Hēlíng . It used to be considered the Chinese transcription of Kalinga but it is now most commonly thought of as a rendering of the name Areng . Hēlíng is believed to be located somewhere between Semarang and Jepara . The first dated inscription in Central Java was the Canggal from 732 AD. This inscription, from Kedu ,
6305-520: The bow and arrow, and introduced domesticated pigs, fowls, and dogs. They also introduced cultivated rice and millet. Recorded history began in what is now Central Java in the 7th century AD. The writing, as well as Hinduism and Buddhism, were brought by the Indians from South Asia, at the time of Central Java was a centre of power in Java. In 664 AD, the Chinese monk Hui-neng visited the Javanese port city he called Hēlíng (訶陵) or Ho-ling , where he translated various Buddhist scriptures into Chinese with
6402-423: The centres of the Javanese royal palace that still stands today. Significant minority ethnic groups include the Chinese Indonesians . They usually reside in urban areas, although they are also found in rural areas. In general, they primarily work in trade and services. Many speak the Javanese language with sufficient fluency as they have lived alongside the Javanese. One can feel the strong influence in Semarang and
6499-428: The courts (such as politeness, nobility and grace) has a tremendous influence on the people. They are known as soft-spoken, very polite, extremely class-conscious, apathetic, down-to-earth, etc. These stereotypes form what most non-Javanese see as the "Javanese Culture", when in fact, not all Javanese behave in such manner as most Javanese are far from the court culture. Barley Barley ( Hordeum vulgare ),
6596-544: The domestication of barley, in the form of cultivars that cannot reproduce without human assistance, comes from Mesopotamia, specifically the Jarmo region of modern-day Iraq, around 9,000–7,000 BC. Domestication changed the morphology of the barley grain substantially, from an elongated shape to a more rounded spherical one. Wild barley has distinctive genes , alleles , and regulators with potential for resistance to abiotic or biotic stresses ; these may help cultivated barley to adapt to climatic changes. Wild barley has
6693-603: The dominant religion in Java. The emergence of Islamic kingdoms in Java is also inseparable from the role of Walisongo . At first, the spread of Islam was quick and was accepted by ordinary people, until the entrance of da'wah and it was carried out by the rulers of the island. The Sultanate of Demak was the first recorded Islamic kingdom in Java, first led by one of the descendants of the Majapahit emperor Raden Patah , who converted to Islam. During this period, Islamic kingdoms began to develop from Pajang , Surakarta , Yogyakarta , Cirebon , and Banten . Another Islamic kingdom,
6790-437: The entry of Indian influence. It is possible that the island had many previous names, including the possibility of it originating from the word jaú which means "far away". Yavadvipa is mentioned in one of the Indian epic, Ramayana . According to the epic, Sugriva , the commander of the wanara (ape man) from Sri Rama 's army, sent his envoy to Yavadvip ("Java Island") to look for the Hindu goddess Sita . Another possibility
6887-418: The fifth century AD. This grain, along with a cool climate that permitted storage, produced a civilization that was able to raise great armies. It is made into a flour product called tsampa that is still a staple in Tibet. In medieval Europe, bread made from barley and rye was peasant food, while wheat products were consumed by the upper classes. Spikelets are arranged in triplets which alternate along
6984-582: The initiates, prepared from barley and herbs, mentioned in the Homeric hymn to Demeter . The goddess's name may have meant "barley-mother", incorporating the ancient Cretan word δηαί (dēai), "barley". The practice was to dry the barley groats and roast them before preparing the porridge, according to Pliny the Elder 's Natural History . Tibetan barley has been a staple food in Tibetan cuisine since
7081-493: The latter as nominal Muslims that devote more energy to indigenous traditions. Dutch Protestants were active in missionary activities and were rather successful. The Dutch Catholic Jesuit missionary, F.G.C. van Lith also achieved some success, especially in areas around the central-southern parts of Central Java and Yogyakarta at the beginning of the 20th century, and is buried at the Jesuit necropolis at Muntilan . Following
7178-420: The main regions of this area. These residencies were Banjoemas , Kedoe , Pekalongan , Semarang , and Djapara-Rembang plus the so-called Gouvernement Soerakarta and Gouvernement Jogjakarta . However, after the local elections in 1957, the role of these residencies were reduced until they finally disappeared. The only major boundary change since the creation of the province took place on 14 June 1965, when
7275-557: The majority of modern-day Indonesians are of Javanese descent, both Central Java and East Java have a major impact on Indonesia's social, political, and economic life. The origin of the name "Java" can be traced from the Sanskrit chronicle which mentions the existence of an island called yavadvip(a) ( dvipa means "island", and yava means " barley " or also " grain "). These grains may be millet ( Setaria italica ) or rice, both of which have been widely found on this island, before
7372-474: The monarchy. It was adjacent to the Banyumas (to the west), and Semarang (to the north) residencies. ISBN 0-7081-1815-1 map on p. xiii, and list on p. xii This Indonesia -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Central Java#Administrative division Central Java ( Indonesian : Jawa Tengah , Javanese : ꦗꦮꦶꦩꦢꦾ , romanized: Jawi Tengah )
7469-654: The most infamous of which was on the isle of Buru in Maluku, first used as a place of political exile by the Dutch. Some were executed years later, but most were released in 1979 In 1998, near the downfall of Suharto , anti-Chinese violence broke out in Surakarta (Solo) and surrounding areas, in which Chinese property and other buildings were burnt down. The following year, public buildings in Surakarta were burnt by supporters of Megawati Sukarnoputri after Indonesia's parliament chose Abdurrahman Wahid instead of Megawati for
7566-667: The mutant allele . Domestication in barley is followed by the change of key phenotypic traits at the genetic level. The wild barley found currently in the Fertile Crescent may not be the progenitor of the barley cultivated in Eritrea and Ethiopia , indicating that it may have been domesticated separately in eastern Africa. Archaeobotanical evidence shows that barley had spread throughout Eurasia by 2,000 BC. Genetic analysis demonstrates that cultivated barley followed several different routes over time. By 4200 BC domesticated barley had reached Eastern Finland. Barley has been grown in
7663-513: The now defunct residenties in which they were formerly situated (omitting Yogyakarta residentie which now forms a separate province). Note: The regencies now appear in the formal order prescribed by the Indonesian Central Statistics Board ( Badan Pusat Statistik ), as indicated by the regional codes ( Kode Wilayah ). The province comprises ten of Indonesia's 84 national electoral districts to elect members to
7760-530: The prehistoric-era. Remains of a Homo erectus , known as " Java Man ", were found along the banks of the Bengawan Solo , and date back to 1.7 million years ago. What is present-day Central Java was once under the control of several Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms, Islamic sultanates, and the Dutch East Indies colonial government. Central Java was also the centre of the Indonesian independence movement . As
7857-414: The presidency. The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake in the south and Yogyakarta devastated many buildings and caused thousands of deaths and more than 37,000 injuries. According to the slope level of land in Central Java, 38% of the land has a slope of 0–2%, 31% has a slope of 2–15%, 19% has a slope of 15–40%, and the remaining 12% has a slope of more than 40%. The northern coastal region of Central Java has
7954-566: The province of West Java, there are Sundanese people and Sundanese culture, especially in the Cilacap, Brebes, and Banyumas regions. Sundanese toponyms are common in these regions such as Dayeuhluhur in Cilacap, Ciputih and Citimbang in Brebes and even Cilongok as far away in Banyumas. In the interior of Blora , which borders East Java, there is an isolated Samin community , the case of which
8051-589: The series of North and South Serayu Mountains are separated by the Serayu Depression which stretches from Majenang in the Cilacap Regency , Purwokerto , to Wonosobo . East of this depression is the Sindoro and Sumbing volcano, and the east again (Magelang and Temanggung areas) is a continuation of depression which limits Mount Merapi and Mount Merbabu. The Southern Serayu Mountains are part of
8148-454: The song, John Barleycorn is represented as suffering attacks, death, and indignities that correspond to the various stages of barley cultivation, such as reaping and malting; but he is revenged by getting the men drunk: "And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl / Proved the strongest man at last." The folksong " Elsie Marley " celebrates an alewife of County Durham with lines such as "And do you ken Elsie Marley, honey? / The wife that sells
8245-524: The terms of their surrender, the Japanese tried to re-establish the authority they relinquished to the Indonesians in towns and cities. The fiercest fighting involving the Indonesian pemuda and the Japanese was in Semarang . Six days later, British forces began to occupy the city, after which retreating Indonesian Republican forces retaliated by killing between 130 and 300 Japanese prisoners. Five hundred Japanese and 2,000 Indonesians had been killed, and
8342-668: The town of Lasem in Rembang Regency , which is on the northeastern tip of Central Java. Even Lasem is nicknamed Le petit chinois or the Small Chinese City. The urban areas that are densely populated by Chinese Indonesians are called pecinan , which means " Chinatown ". Additionally, in several major cities, the Arab-Indonesian community can also be found. Similar to the Chinese community, they are usually engaged in trade and services. In areas bordering
8439-584: The west to Tibet in the east. A study of genome-wide diversity markers found Tibet to be an additional center of domestication of cultivated barley. The earliest archaeological evidence of the consumption of wild barley , Hordeum spontaneum , comes from the Epipaleolithic at Ohalo II at the southern end of the Sea of Galilee , where grinding stones with traces of starch were found. The remains were dated to about 23,000 BC. The earliest evidence for
8536-514: The western part of Central Java, consisting of the Banyumasan dialects and Tegal dialects (also called Basa Ngapak) . They are quite different in pronunciation from the standard Javanese. The latter dialect is spoken in the eastern part of the province, including the Mataram dialect (Solo-Jogja), Semarang dialect, and the Pati dialect. Between the borders of the two dialects, Javanese is spoken with
8633-412: Was bere . This survives in the north of Scotland as bere ; it is used for a strain of six-row barley grown there. Modern English barley derives from the Old English adjective bærlic , meaning "of barley". The word barn derives from Old English bere-aern meaning "barley-store". The name of the genus is from Latin hordeum , barley, likely related to Latin horrere , to bristle. Barley
8730-412: Was 155 million tonnes, led by Russia accounting for 15% of the world total (table). France, Germany, and Canada were secondary producers. Worldwide barley production was fourth among grains, following maize (1.2 billion tonnes), wheat (808 million tonnes), and rice (776 million tonnes). Barley is a crop that prefers relatively low temperatures, 15 to 20 °C (59 to 68 °F) in the growing season; it
8827-627: Was 37,608,336 The province also includes a number of offshore islands, including the island of Nusakambangan in the south (close to the border of West Java), and the Karimun Jawa Islands in the Java Sea. Central Java is also a cultural concept that includes the Yogyakarta Special Region , in turn including the city of Yogyakarta ; however, administratively that city and its surrounding regencies have formed
8924-446: Was 37,608,336. Birthrates had not plunged between 2000 and 2010, instead losses due to domestic outmigration on 2010 figures, reversed themselves in 2020 with pandemic back to kampung influence. The three biggest regencies in terms of population are: Brebes , Cilacap and Banyumas . Together they make up approximately 16% of the province's population. Major urban population centres include Greater Semarang , Greater Surakarta and
9021-455: Was a military leader during this time, who led numerous territorial conquests. The kingdoms in Java had previously based their power on agriculture, but Majapahit had succeeded in seizing ports and shipping lanes, in a bid to become the first commercial empire on Java. The empire suffered a setback after the death of Hayam Wuruk and the entry of Islam into the archipelago . In the late 16th century, Islam had surpassed Hinduism and Buddhism as
9118-940: Was by hand with sickles or scythes ; in developed countries, harvesting is mechanised with combine harvesters . Among the insect pests of barley are aphids such as Russian wheat aphid , caterpillars such as of the armyworm moth , barley mealybug , and wireworm larvae of click beetle genera such as Aeolus . Aphid damage can often be tolerated, whereas armyworms can eat whole leaves. Wireworms kill seedlings, and require seed or preplanting treatment. Serious fungal diseases of barley include powdery mildew caused by Blumeria graminis , leaf scald caused by Rhynchosporium secalis , barley rust caused by Puccinia hordei , crown rust caused by Puccinia coronata , various diseases caused by Cochliobolus sativus , Fusarium ear blight , and stem rust ( Puccinia graminis ). Bacterial diseases of barley include bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. translucens . Barley
9215-428: Was named as H. distichon , six-row barley with nonshattering spikes as H. vulgare (or H. hexastichum ), and six-row with shattering spikes as H. agriocrithon . Because these differences were driven by single-gene mutations, coupled with cytological and molecular evidence, most recent classifications treat these forms as a single species, H. vulgare . Hulless or "naked" barley ( Hordeum vulgare var. nudum )
9312-484: Was still an independent vorstenland (autonomous region) which stood alone and consisted of two regions, Surakarta and Mangkunegaran, as well as Yogyakarta. Each gewest consisted of districts. At that time, the Rembang Gewest also included Regentschap Tuban and Regentschap Bojonegoro . After the enactment of the 1905 Decentralisatie Besluit (Decentralisation Decision), the governor was given autonomy and
9409-646: Was used as currency. The Sumerian language had a word for barley, akiti . In ancient Mesopotamia , a stalk of barley was the primary symbol of the goddess Shala . Rations of barley for workers appear in Linear B tablets in Mycenaean contexts at Knossos and at Mycenaean Pylos . In mainland Greece, the ritual significance of barley possibly dates back to the earliest stages of the Eleusinian Mysteries . The preparatory kykeon or mixed drink of
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