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The orgain or who is the creator of this story is unknow, but suspected this story come
from banyuwangi, east java becouse it is associanted with the legend of the origin name the
city of Banyuwangi. The story is thaigh to originate from the early day 13 th century AD.
This opinion is based on archaelogical evidence, that other than in the the from of song, story
of sri tanjung was also ymmortalized in the from of bas relifs carved into the walls penataran,
One upon a time, there was local ruler named king sulahkrom thing primer minister
king has named raden sidopekso. Primer ministers wife has named sri tanjung she is so
beautiful and sweet one day, the king seat the prime minister went, the king tried to get sri
He was very angry an up set. So, when Sidopekso back. The king told him that his
wife was unfaitful to him. Prime minister is very angry with his wife. Sri tanjung said that he
Before he killed him and threw him into the river, he said that he will be proven
innoncent. Once Sidopekso kill him. He threw his body in to the river dirty. River soon
wonderful aroma and very fragrant sidopekso said Banyuwangi Banyuwangi it means
fragrant water and sacred thats the origin of the town of Banyuwangi.