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The three Biluluk charters concern the economic position of two territories in East Java, Biluluk and Tanggulunan, owned by noble families, related to the Majapahit Court (samasanak or parawangsha, v. the commentary of the charter of Rěněk). The three copper-plates contain neither Royal charters with the well-known preamble, like the Ferry Charter, nor legal instruments issued by one of the Royal Princes, like the charter of Rěněk. They are in the form of letters (surat) addressed to three different groups of persons : to the noble families of Biluluk and Tanggulunan, to the chiefs of tradespeople (in or near Majapahit) and to the collectors of the tahil due (who came down from Majapahit).
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Pigeaud, T.G.T. (1962). Charters of Biluluk. 1366, 1391, 1395 A.D.. In: Java in the 14th Century. Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-8776-3_25
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