Sometimes fact merges
into legend, as in the case of the famous leader, Mbah Jalun, a son of the King
of Mataram. He led a long and arduous campaign against the Dutch in the first
half of the 19th century. After pursuing rather nomadic lifestyles, he made his
base in the Cianjur area. Stories tell of his trekking through the forest of
Gede and Pangrango to avoid capture. On several tell of his trekking through caught and sentenced to death but
escaped miraculously each time, seemingly by employing great mystic powers. Eventually
he settled down on the southern slopes of mountains. It is said that Mount
Masigit, one of the smaller peaks in the park, derives its name from the belief
that Mbah Jalun built a mosque there. According to local tradition the birth of
a son prompted him to leave a permanent legacy for future generations, and so
in 1817 he created a lake, Situ Gunung, on the southern slopes of the National
Park – now a popular picnic spot. In old age Mbah Jalun was once more
discovered by the authorities and again taken into captivity. Once more he
escaped and made his way westwards, but a hard life had taken its toll and he
died a few months later at the age of 71. He was buried at Kampung Baru, near
Bogor, around 1840.
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