Great Mosque of Mataram Kotagede
mosque in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
The Great Mosque of Mataram Kotagede (Indonesian: Masjid Gede Mataram Kotagede, ꦩꦱ꧀ꦗꦶꦢ꧀ꦒꦼꦝꦺꦩꦠꦫꦩ꧀) is a mosque located in the historic neighborhood of Kotagede in southern Java, Indonesia. First built in 1575 and later rebuilt during the reign of Senapati of Mataram, it is the oldest mosque in Yogyakarta.
History
The mosque was built in 1575 during the reign of Joko Tingkir (r. 1549–1582), the first ruler of the Kingdom of Pajang that held sway over Yogyakarta in the 16th century and further improvements continued into the reign of Arya Pangiri (r. 1583–1586). After the Mataram Sultanate gained control of Yogyakarta, Kyai Senapati rebuilt the mosque in 1587 under the recommendations of his religious mentor, Sunan Kalijaga. The Hindu and Buddhist residents of Yogyakarta assisted in the construction process, helping to design the mosque and build the entrance gateways. In 1611, Sultan Agung further renovated the mosque, expanding it to accommodate the rapidly growing Muslim population around Kotagede as well as adding a verandah, porch and wide courtyard to the existing structure. After a fire had destroyed the mosque in 1919, Pakubuwono X ordered yet another reconstruction of the mosque. The Muhammadiyah organization later reinforced the wooden tiered roof with ceramic tiles in the 1920s.
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