Judul : Mangir , By : Pramoedya Ananta Toer, 2002. Using
historical background, Pramoedya wrote a drama. The setting is
Mataram, the present day Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in the 16th
century. This is a folk tale that still alive up to know, but
Pramoedya’s version is a little different. Mangir was a village
republic and its ruler was not a king. He was a chief. In
Pramoedya’s opinion a chief works for his people while a king is
a burden for his people. So Pramoedya used the story to express
his anti-feudalism political ideas. Mangir was a small territory
west of the present day Yogyakarta. The troop of Mangir was so
strong that it was very difficult to beat them. Senopati, the
king of Mataram, then planned a strategy to conquer them. He
ordered Pembayun, his own daughter, to become a member of an
intelligence unit under Ki Juru Mertani, one of his generals.
Pembayun pretended to be a troubadour. Together with her group
she set out to Mangir. Wanabaya, the chief of Mangir fell in
love and soon married her. At fir