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Majapahit's Justice: The Kutaramanawa Legal Code
Beyond battles and palaces, empires are built on laws. This episode explores the Kutaramanawa, Majapahit's legal code discovered in a Balinese manuscript. Lucas and Luna unravel its origins in Indian Dharmashastra, its blend of Hindu and local adat, and its surprising provisions—from fines for insulting a buffalo to death for sorcery. They discuss how the code balanced royal authority with village autonomy, its penalties for theft, debt, and adultery, and why it vanished after Islamization. A window into everyday justice in 14th-century Java, where the king's word was law but custom…
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