Once upon a time, when the island of Java has just been created by the Creator in the form of land floating in the ocean; land there is constantly moving around. The gods then sent down from heaven to nailing the land to stop moving. Head of the nails used to nail the island of Java became a mountain which became known as Mount Tidar. Mountain situated on the edge of the southern town of Magelang who happened to be right in the middle of the island of Java is indeed the shape of the nail head, and therefore Tidar mountain known as "nail the land of Java".
Another tale of course was created after the arrival of Islam tells us that in ancient times this region was a kingdom ruled by a genie that the two giants. Sheikh Subakir, a propagator of Islam, came to this area to preach. Not willing to sheikh's arrival there was a fight between the king of Jin against the Sheikh. Apparently King Jin defeated by Sheikh Subakir. King of Jin and his wife then fled to the South Sea to join the Nyai Rara Kidul who ruled the South Sea. Before running the King Jin vowed to return to Mount Tidar unless the people of this area would be a follower of Sheikh Subakir.
This legend is attached to the traditional Javanese society. This is because the term has been mentioned in Joyoboyo and flows into tinular said public confidence.
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