Which 5th-century Hindu kingdom in West Java was ruled by King Purnawarman, renowned for stone inscriptions featuring footprints likened to Lord Vishnu?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Tarumanagara Kingdom
- Step 1: King Purnawarman ruled Tarumanagara around the 5th century CE. Step 2. The Ciaruteun and Tugu inscriptions feature carvings of his footprints (padatala) symbolically equated with Vishnu's footprints, recording canal excavations like the Gomati Canal. Answer: Tarumanagara Kingdom. Why not the others: Salakanagara is an earlier quasi-historical polity; Sunda Kingdom emerged later in West Java.
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