History of Kebumen

The name of Kebumen seems came from word ‘Kabumian’ – a living place of someone who called Kyai Bumi. This place before was a destination of Bumidirja or Mangkubumi Prince escaping from Mataram at June 26th 1677, when 1st Sunan Amangkurat held the power. Before that, Kebumen that called Panjer at that time, was noted in Indonesia History Map as one starting movement of Mataram warriors in Sultan Agung era to attack Deutch Colonizer in Batavia ( Jakarta ).

Bagus Bodronolo, one of great – grandchild of Senopati Prince, who was born at Karanglo Village, Panjer, received a demand from Ki Suwarno, a representator from Mataram, to gathering food material for Mataram soldiers. And as a reward, Sultan Agung declared Ki Suwarno as Panjer’s Bupati and sent Bagus Bodronolo to Batavia as guarding soldier for the food expedition.