Two small dry islands, Savu with Raijua and Rote with Ndao, in the open sea between Sumba and Timor, living off the lontar palm, which gives sugar, drink and thatch on ground that grows almost nothing else (board).
They are landfalls and watering stops on the southern crossing rather than markets, and Rote to the east of Savu is the last land before Timor (board). The later domains of Rote are known from the seventeenth century; nothing is dated for 1200 and no ruler can be named. The Nagarakretagama's list of 1365 has no place here that we could identify.
Who holds it
- Title
- Village and domain heads of the lontar islands
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Rote's small domains (nusak, recalled) and their lords are recorded from the seventeenth century on. No name for 1200.
What it holds
- Palm groves and village hamlets
- Watering landings on the southern crossing
How things stand that morning
No state attested.
Wealth
Palm sugar and palm drink; no figures.
Military
None attested.
Places of note
- Seba (Savu): Modern town on Savu (gazetteer point).
- Baa (Rote): Modern town on Rote (gazetteer point).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The campaign board and later records only.
"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.
On the map: Two island groups drawn whole.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia (en), Nagarakretagama (read in this pass): completed 1365; canto 14 list of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Timor and the east
- General knowledge of Old Javanese and Old Balinese epigraphy and the archaeology of Java, recalled and not re-read in this pass (Boechari, Poerbatjaraka, Soekmono, Bernet Kempers)
- OMNIA board notes for the place (a lead, not a source)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.