ANTARA CERITA DAN SEJARAH: MERIAM CETBANG MAJAPAHIT

Abstract

This research was intended to trace the origin and the form of the Majapahit cetbang cannon. In many
medias, cetbang is said to be a Majapahit weapon that was developed from Mongol gunpowder weapons
obtained during the Mongol-Chinese attack on Java. The cetbang was described as a breech-loading swivel
gun, but the Mongol-Chinese gunpowder weapon was very different from the breech-loading swivel gun. This
paper investigated the cetbang cannon based on philological studies, its references in old Javanese language,
and similar cannon from other parts of the world