Kris, the Glossary
The kris or keris is a Javanese asymmetrical dagger with a distinctive blade-patterning achieved through alternating laminations of iron and nickelous iron (pamor). The kris is famous for its distinctive wavy blade, although many have straight blades as well, and is one of the weapons commonly used in the pencak silat martial art native to Indonesia.[1]
Table of Contents
209 relations: Airlangga, Anusapati, Arjuna, Arsenic, Arya Penangsang, Balasiong, Bali, Bali Kingdom, Balinese language, Balinese people, Banjar people, Bantul Regency, Barong dance, Battle of Bubat, Battle of Genter, Betel nut chewing, Bhima, Borobudur, Brunei, Buddhism, Buginese language, Bugis, Buleleng Regency, Cambodia, Central Java, Characters of the Mortal Kombat series, Christianity in the Philippines, Cotabato, Dagger, Damarwulan, Deltarune, Demak Sultanate, Diablo II, Diablo III, Diponegoro, DreadOut, Dutch East Indies, Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem, Early Malay nationalism, Early modern period, East Java, Ethnic groups in Europe, Feud, Firearm, Flag of Bangsamoro, Flame-bladed sword, Forged in Fire, Frans Francken the Younger, Ganesha, Garland, ... Expand index (159 more) »
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Airlangga
Airlangga (also spelled Erlangga), regnal name Rakai Halu Sri Lokeswara Dharmawangsa Airlangga Anantawikramottunggadewa (born 1002 in Bali, Indonesia – died 1049 in Java), was the only king of the Kingdom of Kahuripan.
Anusapati
Anusapati, Anushanatha, or Anushapati, is the second king of Singhasari, an Indianized Hindu kingdom located in east Java between 1222 and 1248.
Arjuna
Arjuna was an ancient prince of the Kuru Kingdom, located in the present-day India.
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Arsenic
Arsenic is a chemical element with the symbol As and the atomic number 33.
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Arya Penangsang
Arya Penangsang was king of the Sultanate of Demak between 1549 and 1554.
Balasiong
Balasiong (also spelled balacion, baliciong, or balisiong) is a Filipino sword used by Muslim Filipino ethnolinguistic groups (the Moro people) in the Southern Philippines. Kris and Balasiong are blade weapons.
Bali
Bali (English:; ᬩᬮᬶ) is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
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Bali Kingdom
The Kingdomship of Bali (Balinese: ᭚ᬓᭂᬭᬚ᭡ᬦ᭄ᬩᬮᬶ; romanized: Kĕrajaan Bali) was a series of Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms that once ruled some parts of the volcanic island of Bali, in Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.
Balinese language
Balinese is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on the Indonesian island of Bali, as well as Northern Nusa Penida, Western Lombok, Eastern Java, Southern Sumatra, and Sulawesi.
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Balinese people
The Balinese people (Suku Bali; Ânak Bali) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Indonesian island of Bali.
Banjar people
The Banjar or Banjarese (Urang Banjar; Galambang Banjar) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the Banjar regions (notably Banjarmasin, Banjarbaru, Banjar Regency, etc.) in the southeastern Kalimantan regions of Indonesia.
Bantul Regency
Bantul (ꦧꦤ꧀ꦠꦸꦭ꧀) is a regency located in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Barong dance
Barong dance (ᬩᬅᬭᬑᬂ) is a style of traditional Balinese from Bali, Indonesia.
Battle of Bubat
The Battle of Bubat also known as Pasunda Bubat is the battle between the Sundanese royal family and the Majapahit army that took place in Bubat Square on the northern part of Trowulan (Majapahit capital city) in 1279 Saka or 1357 CE.
Battle of Genter
The Battle of Genter, also known as the Battle of Ganter, was a military engagement fought between two rival Javanese rulers in the early 13th century.
Betel nut chewing
Betel nut chewing, also called betel quid chewing or areca nut chewing, is a practice in which areca nuts (also called "betel nuts") are chewed together with slaked lime and betel leaves for their stimulant and narcotic effects, the primary psychoactive compound being arecoline. Kris and betel nut chewing are culture of Indonesia.
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Bhima
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Bhima (भीम) is the second among the five Pandavas.
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Borobudur
Borobudur, also transcribed Barabudur (Candi Borobudur, Candhi Barabudhur), is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, near the city of Magelang and the town of Muntilan, in Central Java, Indonesia.
Brunei
Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo.
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Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Buginese language
Buginese or Bugis (Buginese) is a language spoken by about 4 million people mainly in the southern part of Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Bugis
The Bugis people, also known as Buginese people, are an Austronesian ethnic group—the most numerous of the three major linguistic and ethnic groups of South Sulawesi (the others being Makassar and Toraja), in the south-western province of Sulawesi, third-largest island of Indonesia.
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Buleleng Regency
Buleleng, officially Buleleng Regency (Kabupatén Buléléng;Kabupaten Buleleng), is a regency of Bali Province, Indonesia.
Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Central Java
Central Java (Jawa Tengah, Jawi Madya) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java.
Characters of the Mortal Kombat series
This is a list of playable and boss characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise and the games in which they appear.
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Christianity in the Philippines
The Philippines is ranked as the 5th largest Christian-majority country on Earth, with about 93% of the population being adherents.
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Cotabato
Cotabato or formerly but still colloquially known as North Cotabato (Aminhan Cotabato; Maguindanaon: Utara Kutawatu, Jawi: اوتار كوتوات; Amihanang Cotabato; Amihanang Cotabato; Amianan a Cotabato; Hilagang Cotabato), officially the Province of Cotabato, is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao.
Dagger
A dagger is a fighting knife with a very sharp point and usually one or two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a cutting or thrusting weapon. Kris and dagger are blade weapons and daggers.
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Damarwulan
Damarwulan is a Javanese legendary hero who appears in a cycle of stories used in the performance of wayang klitik, as well as Langendriya (female dance-opera) and ketoprak (popular theater).
Deltarune
Deltarune is a role-playing video game developed by Toby Fox.
Demak Sultanate
The Demak Sultanate was a Javanese Muslim state located on Java's north coast in Indonesia, at the site of the present-day city of Demak.
Diablo II
Diablo II is an action role-playing hack-and-slash video game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 2000 for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and OS X. The game, with its dark fantasy and horror themes, was conceptualized and designed by David Brevik and Erich Schaefer, who, with Max Schaefer, acted as project leads on the game.
Diablo III
Diablo III is a 2012 hack-and-slash action role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment as the third installment in the ''Diablo'' franchise.
Diponegoro
Prince Diponegoro (ꦢꦶꦥꦤꦼꦒꦫ, Dipånegårå; born Bendara Raden Mas Mustahar, ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫꦫꦢꦺꦤ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦩꦸꦱ꧀ꦠꦲꦂ; later Bendara Raden Mas Antawirya ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫꦫꦢꦺꦤ꧀ꦩꦱ꧀ꦲꦤ꧀ꦠꦮꦶꦂꦪ; 11 November 1785 – 8 January 1855), also known as Dipanegara, was a Javanese prince who opposed the Dutch colonial rule.
DreadOut
DreadOut is a survival horror video game from independent developer Digital Happiness for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and OS X. A port for PlayStation 4 was announced but never released.
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (Nederlands(ch)-Indië) and Dutch Indonesia, was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.
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Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem
The Dutch intervention in Lombok and Karangasem took place in 1894, and is part of the string of Dutch interventions in and around Bali that led to complete colonization of both Bali and Lombok by the early 20th century.
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Early Malay nationalism
Malay nationalism (Malay: Semangat Kebangsaan Melayu Jawi) refers to the nationalism that focused overwhelmingly on the Malay anticolonial struggle, motivated by the nationalist ideal of creating a Bangsa Melayu ("Malay nation").
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Early modern period
The early modern period is a historical period that is part of the modern period based primarily on the history of Europe and the broader concept of modernity.
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East Java
East Java (Jawa Timur, Jawi Wetan, Jhâbâ Tèmor) is a province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island.
Ethnic groups in Europe
Europeans are the focus of European ethnology, the field of anthropology related to the various ethnic groups that reside in the states of Europe.
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Feud
A feud, also known in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, private war, or mob war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans.
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Firearm
A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and used by an individual.
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Flag of Bangsamoro
The flag of Bangsamoro is the flag which represents the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, an autonomous region of the Philippines.
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Flame-bladed sword
A flame-bladed sword or wave-bladed sword has a characteristically undulating style of blade.
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Forged in Fire
Forged in Fire is an American competition series that airs on the History channel and is produced by Outpost Entertainment, a Leftfield Entertainment company.
Frans Francken the Younger
Frans Francken the Younger (1581, Antwerp – 6 May 1642, Antwerp) was a Flemish painter and the best-known and most prolific member of the large Francken family of artists.
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Ganesha
Ganesha (गणेश), also spelled Ganesh, and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, Lambodara and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon and is the Supreme God in the Ganapatya sect.
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Garland
A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material.
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Gemstone
A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or polished, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.
Gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.
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Golok
A golok is a cutting tool, similar to a machete, that comes in many variations and is found throughout the Malay Archipelago. Kris and golok are blade weapons and weapons of Indonesia.
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Gunong
An antique gunong from Mindanao. The gunong is a knife from Mindanao and the Visayas islands of the Philippines. Kris and gunong are blade weapons.
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Hakluyt Society
The Hakluyt Society is a text publication society, founded in 1846 and based in London, England, which publishes scholarly editions of primary records of historic voyages, travels and other geographical material.
Hamengkubuwono VI
Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono VI (10 August 1821 – 20 July 1877), also spelled Hamengkubuwana VI, was the sixth Sultan of Yogyakarta of the Yogyakarta Sultanate, who reigned from 1855 until 1877.
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Hang Tuah
Hang Tuah (Jawi:, from /tuha/ or /toh/ (توه); born), according to the semi-historical Malay Annals (Sejarah Melayu), was a warrior and Laksamana (equivalent to modern-day Admiral) who lived in Malacca during the reign of Sultan Mansur Shah in the 15th century.
Hilt
The hilt (rarely called a haft or shaft) is the handle of a knife, dagger, sword, or bayonet, consisting of a guard, grip, and pommel. Kris and hilt are blade weapons.
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Hindus
Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.
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History Channel
History (stylized in all caps), formerly and commonly known as the History Channel, is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company's General Entertainment Content Division.
History of Bali
The History of Bali covers a period from the Paleolithic to the present, and is characterized by migrations of people and cultures from other parts of Asia.
Hololive Production
(stylized in lowercase) is a virtual YouTuber agency owned by Japanese tech entertainment company Cover Corporation.
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Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Indonesian archipelago
The Indonesian archipelago (Kepulauan Indonesia) is a vast and diverse collection of over 17,000 to 18,000 islands located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official and national language of Indonesia.
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Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution, also known as the Indonesian War of Independence (Indonesische Onafhankelijkheidsoorlog), was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during postwar and postcolonial Indonesia.
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Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
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Ivory
Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally from elephants) and teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks.
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Jambi
Jambi is a province of Indonesia.
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Jasmine
Jasmine (botanical name: Jasminum) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family of Oleaceae.
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Jasminum sambac
Jasminum sambac (Arabian jasmine or Sambac jasmine) is a species of jasmine native to tropical Asia, from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia. It is cultivated in many places, especially West Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is naturalised in many scattered locales: Mauritius, Madagascar, the Maldives, Christmas Island, Chiapas, Central America, southern Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles.
Java
Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia.
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Java War
The Java War (ꦥꦼꦫꦁꦗꦮ) or Diponegoro War (ꦥꦼꦫꦁꦢꦶꦥꦤꦼꦒꦫ) was fought in central Java from 1825 to 1830, between the colonial Dutch Empire and native Javanese rebels.
Javanese culture
Javanese culture is the culture of the Javanese people.
Javanese historical texts
Javanese literature has a very large historical component.
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Javanese language
Javanese (basa Jawa, Javanese script: ꦧꦱꦗꦮ, Pegon: باسا جاوا, IPA) is a Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by the Javanese people from the central and eastern parts of the island of Java, Indonesia.
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Javanese people
The Javanese (Orang Jawa; ꦮꦺꦴꦁꦗꦮ, Wong Jawa; ꦠꦶꦪꦁꦗꦮꦶ, Tiyang Jawi) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the central and eastern part of the Indonesian island of Java.
Javanese script
The Javanese script (natively known as Aksara Jawa, Hanacaraka, Carakan, and Dentawyanjana) is one of Indonesia's traditional scripts developed on the island of Java.
Jawi script
Jawi (جاوي; Jawoë; Kelantan-Pattani: Yawi) is a writing system used for writing several languages of Southeast Asia, such as Acehnese, Malay, Mëranaw, Minangkabau, Tausūg, and Ternate.
Jinn
Jinn (جِنّ), also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies, are invisible creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabia and later in Islamic culture and beliefs.
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Joko Tingkir
Joko Tingkir, or sometimes written as Jaka Tingkir, is the founder and the first king of the Sultanate of Pajang.
Joko Widodo
Joko Widodo (born Mulyono, 21 June 1961), popularly known as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is the seventh president of Indonesia.
Juramentado
Juramentado, in Philippine history, refers to a male Moro swordsman (from the Tausug tribe of Sulu) who attacked and killed targeted occupying and invading police and soldiers, expecting to be killed himself, the martyrdom undertaken as a form of jihad, considered a form of suicide attack.
Just So Stories
Just So Stories for Little Children is a 1902 collection of origin stories by the British author Rudyard Kipling.
Kalimantan
Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo.
Kalis
A kalis (Baybayin: or; Jawi script: كاليس;Abecedario: cáli, cális) is a type of Philippine sword. Kris and kalis are blade weapons.
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Karangasem Kingdom
The Karangasem Kingdom (ᬓᬾᬭᬚᬦ᭄ᬓᬭᬗᬲᬾᬫ᭄, krájan karangasem) is one part of the Kingdomship of Bali that found in 1600 to 1849 on the eastern part of Bali Island.
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Kediri Kingdom
Kediri Kingdom (also known as Pañjalu, ꦥꦚ꧀ꦗꦭꦸ (Gégélang, ꦒꦺꦒꦺꦭꦁ in 1292-1293)) was a Hindu-Buddhist Javanese kingdom based in East Java from 1042 until 1222 (1292–1293 under Jayakatwang).
Kejawèn
Kejawèn (Kajawèn) or Javanism, also called Kebatinan, Agama Jawa, and Kepercayaan, is a Javanese cultural tradition, consisting of an amalgam of Animistic, Buddhist, Islamic and Hindu aspects.
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Kelantan
Kelantan (Jawi: کلنتن; Kelantanese Malay: Klate) is a state in Malaysia.
Ken Arok
Ken Arok (or Ken Angrok), Rajasa (died c. 1227), was the founder and first ruler of Singhasari (also spelled Singosari), a medieval Indianized Hindu–Buddhist kingdom in the East Java area of Indonesia.
Keris bahari
A Keris Bahari (or "Bahari kris") is a long version of a kris dagger mainly used in Sumatra. Kris and Keris bahari are blade weapons and weapons of Indonesia.
Kertanegara of Singhasari
Sri Maharajadiraja Sri Kertanegara Wikrama Dharmatunggadewa, Kritanagara, or Sivabuddha (died 1292), was the last and most important ruler of the Singhasari kingdom of Java, reigning from 1268 to 1292.
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Ketoprak
Ketoprak (Kethoprak) is a theatrical genre of Java featuring actors who may also sing to the accompaniment of the gamelan.
Ketuanan Melayu
Ketuanan Melayu (Jawi:; "Malay Overlordship" or "Malay Supremacy") is a political concept that emphasises Malay preeminence in present-day Malaysia.
Khmer language
Khmer (ខ្មែរ, UNGEGN) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Khmer people and the official and national language of Cambodia.
Kingdom of Mengwi
The Kingdom of Mengwi was one of the Kingdomship of Bali that was established in the 18th century.
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Kingdom of Pajang
The Kingdom of Pajang or Sultanate of Pajang (1586–1568) was a short-lived Muslim state in Java.
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Kraton (Indonesia)
Kraton or keraton (ꦏꦿꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀ or ꦏꦼꦫꦠꦺꦴꦤ꧀) is a type of royal palace in Java, Indonesia. Kris and Kraton (Indonesia) are Indonesian words and phrases.
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Kris of Knaud
The Kris of Knaud, also known as the Keris of Knaud or Knaud's Kris, is the oldest known kris surviving in the world. Kris and kris of Knaud are daggers.
KRISS Vector
The KRISS Vector is a series of weapons based upon the parent submachine gun design developed by the American company KRISS USA, formerly Transformational Defense Industries (TDI).
Kujang (weapon)
The kujang is a bladed weapon native to the Sundanese people of Indonesia. Kris and kujang (weapon) are blade weapons and weapons of Indonesia.
Laksamana
The Laksamana (Jawi: لقسامان) is a position within the armed forces, similar to the position of admiral in Malay sultanates and in present-day countries like Indonesia and Malaysia.
Languages of Indonesia
More than 700 living languages are spoken in Indonesia. Kris and languages of Indonesia are culture of Indonesia.
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Luwu Regency
Luwu Regency (Kabupaten Luwu in Indonesian) is a regency of South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.
Ma Huan
Ma Huan (Xiao'erjing: ﻣَﺎ ﺧُﻮًا.) (1380–1460), courtesy name Zongdao, pen name Mountain-woodcutter (會稽山樵), was a Chinese explorer, translator, and travel writer who accompanied Admiral Zheng He on three of his seven expeditions to the Western Oceans.
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Madurese people
Madurese, Madurans, Madurites or Madurace (mUH-dOO-rUH; oréng Mâdhurâ; tyang Mêdhuntên) are one of the Javan ethnic groups native to the Indonesian island of Madura in Java Sea, off the northeastern coast of Java.
Majapahit
Majapahit (ꦩꦗꦥꦲꦶꦠ꧀), also known as Wilwatikta (ꦮꦶꦭ꧀ꦮꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦠ), was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist thalassocratic empire in Southeast Asia that was based on the island of Java (in modern-day Indonesia).
Makassar people
The Makassar or Makassarese people are an ethnic group that inhabits the southern part of the South Peninsula, Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) in Indonesia.
Makassarese language
Makassarese (basa Mangkasara or basa Mangkasarak), sometimes called Makasar, Makassar, or Macassar, is a language of the Makassarese people, spoken in South Sulawesi province of Indonesia.
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Malacca Sultanate
The Malacca Sultanate (Kesultanan Melaka; Jawi script: کسلطانن ملاک) was a Malay sultanate based in the modern-day state of Malacca, Malaysia.
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Malay Annals
The Malay Annals (Malay: Sejarah Melayu, Jawi), originally titled Sulalatus Salatin (Genealogy of Kings), is a literary work that gives a romanticised history of the origin, evolution and destruction of the Malacca Sultanate.
Malay language
Malay (Bahasa Melayu, Jawi: بهاس ملايو) is an Austronesian language that is an official language of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and that is also spoken in East Timor and parts of Thailand.
Malay Peninsula
The Malay Peninsula is located in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Malaya and British Borneo dollar
The Malaya and British Borneo dollar (ringgit; italic) was the currency of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, North Borneo, Brunei and the Riau archipelago from 1953 to 1967 and was the successor of the Malayan dollar and Sarawak dollar, replacing them at par.
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Malays (ethnic group)
Malays (Orang Melayu, Jawi) are an Austronesian ethnoreligious group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands that lie between these locations.
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Malaysian Malay
Malaysian Malay (Bahasa Melayu Malaysia.), also known as Standard Malay (Bahasa Melayu piawai), Bahasa Malaysia, or simply Malay, is a standardized form of the Malay language used in Malaysia and also used in Brunei and Singapore (as opposed to the variety used in Indonesia, which is referred to as the "Indonesian" language).
Malaysian ringgit
The Malaysian ringgit (plural: ringgit; symbol: RM; currency code: MYR; Malay name: Ringgit Malaysia; formerly the Malaysian dollar) is the currency of Malaysia.
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Mangkunegaran
The Principality of Mangkunegaran (Kadipaten Mangkunegaran) is a small Javanese princely state located within the region of Surakarta in Indonesia.
Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
The Proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity was made by the Director-General of UNESCO starting in 2001 to raise awareness of intangible cultural heritage and encourage local communities to protect them and the local people who sustain these forms of cultural expressions.
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Mataram Kingdom
The Mataram Kingdom (ꦩꦠꦫꦩ꧀); also known as Medang Kingdom was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist kingdom that flourished between the 8th and 11th centuries.
Mataram Sultanate
The Sultanate of Mataram was the last major independent Javanese kingdom on the island of Java before it was colonised by the Dutch.
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Meteorite
A meteorite is a rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or moon.
Minangkabau language
Minangkabau (Minangkabau: Baso Minangkabau, Jawi script:; Bahasa Minangkabau) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Minangkabau of West Sumatra, the western part of Riau, South Aceh Regency, the northern part of Bengkulu and Jambi, also in several cities throughout Indonesia by migrated Minangkabau.
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Ministry of Education and Culture (Indonesia)
The Ministry of Education and Culture (Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, abbreviated as Kemendikbud) was a government ministry which organises early childhood education, elementary education, secondary education and community education affairs and the management of culture within the Indonesian government.
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Mongol invasion of Java
The Yuan dynasty under Kublai Khan attempted in 1293 to invade Java, an island in modern Indonesia, with 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers.
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Moro Islamic Liberation Front
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF; جبهة تحرير مورو الإسلامية Jabhat Taḥrīr Moro al-ʾIslāmiyyah) is an Islamist group based in Mindanao, Philippines, seeking an autonomous region of the Moro people from the central government.
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Moro National Liberation Front
The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF; الجبهة الوطنية لتحرير مورو) is a political organization in the Philippines that was founded in 1972.
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Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat is an American media franchise centered on a series of fighting video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992.
Mpu Gandring
Mpu Gandring was a famous maker of kris, a type of Javanese knife.
National Hero of Indonesia
National Hero of Indonesia (Pahlawan Nasional Indonesia) is the highest-level title awarded in Indonesia.
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National Museum of Ethnology (Netherlands)
Wereldmuseum Leiden (formerly known as Museum Volkenkunde), is a Rijksmuseum in the Netherlands located in the university city of Leiden.
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National Museum of Indonesia
The National Museum of Indonesia (Museum Nasional) is an archeological, historical, ethnological, and geographical museum located in Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, right on the west side of Merdeka Square.
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Nāga
In various Asian religious traditions, the Nagas are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala), and can occasionally take human or part-human form, or are so depicted in art.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
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Old Javanese
Old Javanese or Kawi is the oldest attested phase of the Javanese language.
Oroxylum indicum
Oroxylum indicum is a species of flowering plant of the monotypic genus Oroxylum in the family Bignoniaceae.
Pakualaman
The Duchy of Pakualaman (also written Paku Alaman; Dutch-spelling: Pakoe-alaman) is a minor Javanese princely state within the Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
Pakuan Pajajaran
Pakuan Pajajaran (Sundanese: ᮕᮊᮥᮝᮔ᮪ᮕᮏᮏᮛᮔ᮪; known as Dayeuh Pakuan/Pakwan or Pajajaran) was the fortified capital city of Sunda Kingdom.
Pamalayu
The Pamalayu campaign was a diplomatic and military expeditionary force sent by the Javanese King Kertanegara of Singhasari to conquer the Sumatran Melayu Kingdom.
Parang (knife)
The parang is a type of knife used across the Malay archipelago. Kris and parang (knife) are blade weapons, culture of Indonesia and weapons of Indonesia.
Pararaton
The Pararaton (Book of Kings), also known as the Katuturanira Ken Angrok (Story of Ken Angrok), is a 16th-century Javanese historical chronicle written in Kawi (Old Javanese).
Pegon script
Pegon (Javanese and Sundanese: اَكسارا ڤَيڮَون,; also known as اَبجَد ڤَيڮَون,, Madurese:, Abjâd Pèghu) is a modified Arabic script used to write the Javanese, Sundanese, and Madurese languages, as an alternative to the Latin script or the Javanese script and the Old Sundanese script.
Pencak silat
Pencak silat (in Western writings sometimes spelled "pentjak silat" or phonetically as "penchak silat") is an umbrella term for a class of related Indonesian martial arts. Kris and Pencak silat are culture of Indonesia.
Pendekar
Pendekar (hero; master of swordsmanship or martial arts), Pandikar or Pandeka is a Malay word to reference or address a warrior who mastered martial arts, particularly silat.
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
Prambanan
Prambanan (Candi Prambanan, Rara Jonggrang) is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, in southern Java, Indonesia, dedicated to the Trimūrti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva).
Pusaka
Pusaka is a Sanskrit-based word meaning treasure or heirloom.
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Raden Patah
Raden Patah, also known as Jin Bun (ꦫꦢꦺꦤ꧀ꦦꦠꦃ; p) (1455 in Jepara – 1518 in Demak) was the first sultan of the Demak Sultanate.
Ramayana
The Ramayana (translit-std), also known as Valmiki Ramayana, as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics of Hinduism known as the Itihasas, the other being the Mahabharata.
Rangda
Rangda (ᬭᬗ᭄ᬤ) is the demon queen of the Leyaks in Bali, according to traditional Balinese mythology.
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Rattan
Rattan, also spelled ratan (from Malay: rotan), is the name for roughly 600 species of Old World climbing palms belonging to subfamily Calamoideae.
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Regreg War
The Regreg War (often erroneously called the Paregreg) was a civil war that took place in 1404–1406 within the Javanese empire of Majapahit.
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.
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Riau
Riau (Jawi) is a province of Indonesia.
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Riau Islands
The Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau, Jawi) is a province of Indonesianot to be confused with neighbouring Riau Province from which the Riau Islands Province were separated in 2002.
Rice
Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.
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Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)The Times, (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12.
RuneScape
RuneScape is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Jagex, released in January 2001.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum.
Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian
Sanghyang Siksa Kandang Karesian is a didactic text, providing the reader with religious and moralistic rules, prescriptions and lessons.
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Sasak people
The Sasak (Balinese script: ᬲᬸᬓᬸᬲᬲᬓ᭄, Wång Sâsak) people live mainly on the island of Lombok, Indonesia, numbering around 3.6 million (85% of Lombok's population).
Scabbard
A scabbard is a sheath for holding a sword, dagger, knife, or similar edged weapons. Kris and scabbard are blade weapons.
Selangor
Selangor, also known by the Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia.
Senapati of Mataram
Panembahan Senapati, formally styled Panembahan Senapati ing Ngalaga Sayyidin Panatagama (died in Jenar (now Purwodadi, Purworejo), 1601), was the founder of the Mataram Sultanate.
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Siege of Batavia
The siege of Batavia was a military campaign led by Sultan Agung of Mataram to capture the Dutch port-settlement of Batavia in Java.
Silat
Silat is the collective term for a class of martial arts from the Nusantara and surrounding geocultural areas of Southeast Asia.
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Silver
Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*h₂erǵ'')) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite.
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Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.
Singhasari
Singhasari (translit or, Kerajaan Singasari), also known as Tumapel, was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist kingdom located in east Java between 1222 and 1292.
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.
Songket
Songket or sungkit is a tenun fabric that belongs to the brocade family of textiles of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. Kris and Songket are Indonesian inventions.
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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.
Spanish East Indies
The Spanish East Indies were the colonies of the Spanish Empire in Asia and Oceania from 1565 to 1901, governed through the captaincy general in Manila for the Spanish Crown, initially reporting to Mexico City, then Madrid, then later directly reporting to Madrid after the Spanish American Wars of Independence.
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Stamford Raffles
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (5July 17815July 1826) was a British colonial official who served as the governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816 and lieutenant-governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824.
Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.
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Subclavian artery
In human anatomy, the subclavian arteries are paired major arteries of the upper thorax, below the clavicle.
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Sukuh
Sukuh (Candi Sukuh) is a 15th-century Javanese-Hindu temple (candi) that is located in Berjo, Ngargoyoso district, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia on the western slope of Mount Lawu (elevation). This temple has a height of 87 meters.
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Sulawesi
Sulawesi, also known as Celebes, is an island in Indonesia.
Sultanate of Sulu
The Sultanate of Sulu (Kasultanan sin Sūg; Kesultanan Sulu; Sultanato ng Sulu) was a Sunni Muslim state that ruled the Sulu Archipelago, coastal areas of Zamboanga City and certain portions of Palawan in the today's Philippines, alongside parts of present-day Sabah and North Kalimantan in north-eastern Borneo.
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Sunan Kudus
Sunan Kudus (born Ja'far Shadiq; 1500-1550), founder of Kudus, is one of the Wali Sanga (lit. "Nine Saints"), of Java, Indonesia to whom the propagation of Islam amongst the Javanese is attributed.
Sunda Kingdom
The Sunda Kingdom (ᮊ| |Karajaan Sunda) was a Sundanese Hindu kingdom located in the western portion of the island of Java from 669 to around 1579, covering the area of present-day Banten, Jakarta, West Java, and the western part of Central Java.
Sundanese people
The Sundanese (Orang Sunda; ᮅᮛᮀ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ|Urang Sunda) are an indigenous ethnic group native to the western region of Java island in Indonesia, primarily West Java. They number approximately 42 million and form Indonesia's second most populous ethnic group. They speak the Sundanese language, which is part of the Austronesian languages.
Surakarta Sunanate
Surakarta Sunanate (Kasunanan Surakarta; Kasunanan/Karaton Surakarta Hadiningrat) is a Javanese monarchy centred in the city of Surakarta, in the province of Central Java, Indonesia.
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Tagalog language
Tagalog (Baybayin) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.
Talisman
A talisman is any object ascribed with religious or magical powers intended to protect, heal, or harm individuals for whom they are made.
Taming Sari
Taming Sari (which means "flower shield", "beautiful shield" or "the main shield" in Malay) is a famous kris in Malay folklore.
Terengganu
Terengganu (Terengganu Malay: Tranung, Jawi), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and federal state of Malaysia.
Thai language
Thai,In ภาษาไทย| ''Phasa Thai'' or Central Thai (historically Siamese;Although "Thai" and "Central Thai" have become more common, the older term, "Siamese", is still used by linguists, especially when it is being distinguished from other Tai languages (Diller 2008:6).
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.
The History of Java
The History of Java is a book written by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles and published in 1817.
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Tomé Pires
Tomé Pires (c. 1468 — c. 1524/1540) was a Portuguese apothecary, colonial administrator, and diplomat.
Trance
Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the directions of the person (if any) who has induced the trance.
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Tun Sri Lanang
Tun Muhammad bin Tun Ahmad, better known as Tun Sri Lanang,Agus, Abdul Aziz, Tokoh yang Kukoh, dalam Kesusasteraan Melayu Lama dan Baru, oleh Agus Salim: Dengan Sejarah Sastera, pg 72 was the Bendahara (Grand Vizier) of the royal Court of Johor Sultanate who lived between the 16th and 17th centuries.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
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United Malays National Organisation
The United Malays National Organisation (Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu; Jawi: ڤرتوبوهن كبڠسان ملايو برساتو); abbreviated UMNO or less commonly PEKEMBAR, is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia.
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Wayang golek
Wayang golek is one of the traditional Sundanese puppet arts from West Java, Indonesia. Kris and Wayang golek are culture of Indonesia.
Wayang kulit
(ꦮꦪꦁꦏꦸꦭꦶꦠ꧀) is a traditional form of shadow puppetry originally found in the cultures of Java and Bali in Indonesia. Kris and Wayang kulit are culture of Indonesia.
Weapons of pencak silat
Listed here are the weapons of pencak silat. Kris and weapons of pencak silat are weapons of Indonesia.
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Wereldmuseum Amsterdam
The Wereldmuseum Amsterdam (known as Tropenmuseum (Museum of the Tropics) between 1950 and 2023) is an ethnographic museum located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1864.
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West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) is a province of Indonesia.
White cockatoo
The white cockatoo (Cacatua alba), also known as the umbrella cockatoo, is a medium-sized all-white cockatoo endemic to tropical rainforest on islands of Indonesia.
Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Willem-Alexander (Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born 27 April 1967) is King of the Netherlands.
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Yala, Thailand
Yala (ยะลา, or) is a city and seat of Mueang Yala District and Yala Province, southern Thailand.
Yingya Shenglan
The Yingya Shenglan, written by Ma Huan and published in 1451, is a book about the countries visited by the Chinese over the course of the Ming treasure voyages led by Zheng He.
Yogyakarta Sultanate
The Sultanate of Yogyakarta, officially the Sultanate of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (script) is a Javanese monarchy in Yogyakarta Special Region, in the Republic of Indonesia.
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Zheng He
Zheng He (also romanized Cheng Ho; 1371–1433/1435) was a Chinese fleet admiral, explorer, diplomat, and bureaucrat during the early Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
See also
Ritual weapons
- Athame
- Azusa Yumi
- Blakas
- Boline
- Bulibuli
- Caduceus
- Chalice
- Chatra (umbrella)
- Crozier
- Culacula
- Dadar (ritual tool)
- Dhvaja
- Flail (weapon)
- Gambanteinn
- Gata (weapon)
- Gohei
- Gunbai
- Hama yumi
- Inau
- Indonesian ceremonial bronze axes
- Kanak war club
- Kartika (knife)
- Khakkhara
- Knobkerrie
- Kris
- Magical tools in Wicca
- Monk's spade
- Papal ferula
- Paten
- Pentacle
- Phurba
- Qauata
- Ram-dao
- Roromaraugi
- Saihai
- Sali (weapon)
- Sasumata
- Scourge
- Shepherd's crook
- Shillelagh
- Staff of office
- Totokia
- Tumi
- U'u
- Uchide no kozuchi
- Ula (weapon)
- Vajra
- Wand
- Ōnusa
Weapons of Java
- Bedil tombak
- Cetbang
- Ekor lotong
- Indan (weapon)
- Istinggar
- Java arquebus
- Karambit
- Ki Amuk
- Kris
- Lela (cannon)
- Luwuk (sword)
- Si Jagur
- Wedung
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris
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