Train Paksi Naga Liman is golden train golden palace belonging Kanoman

Train Paksi Naga Liman is golden train golden palace belonging Kanoman, Cirebon, West Java. In the past, this train used to attend the king's palace ceremony Kanoman greatness. In addition, this train is also used for the bridal procession Kanoman Sultan family. Train 1608 is expected to be made based on the number of Java in 1530 at neck carriage body which is the Saka year. Since 1930, this train is not used and stored in Kanoman Palace museum, while often used at festivals is a replica train.

This train length of 3 meters, 1.5 meters width, and height of 2.6 meters and pulled by six horses. Board the train is divided into two parts, namely the top of the timber as a passenger seat and the bottom of the iron in the form of a series of four-wheel cart. The top of the train-shaped combination of three animals as the name suggests, the garuda (pivot), serpent (dragon), and elephant (liman), which means that symbolizes the power of air, sea and land. Passenger seat-shaped body whose legs folded elephant, dragon-tailed, winged eagle, and headed a combination of dragon and elephant. At the head, face, protruding upward trunked elephant holding trident and spear.


The main attraction of new Kanoman palace can be enjoyed when entering the museum, located on the right side of the main building. In buildings that are not too big stored palace relics, ranging from the royal train, household appliances, to the royal arms.

According to observations Warta Kota, maintenance on these items less attention. Left dusty and damp for so long. Even the museum building was apparently almost at the ceiling collapsed because many of the traces of water due to leaks.

"Indeed we are short of funds and manpower to manage this place. It is impossible to rely only funds from the government. As his successor, certainly we try to keep it, "said Mohamad Qodiran.

Several collections appeared intact. In the ranks of the train, the most prominent is the Train Paksi Naga Liman. The train was, as stated in the description, made of brown wood in Saka 1350 or the year 1428 AD by Prince Losari. That is the greatness of Sunan Gunung Jati train, ancestral Cirebon Sultanate, which ruled in 1479 -1568.

Giving it a name associated with wood carvings on the front that describes the combined form of pivot (bird), dragons, and liman (elephant) holding a weapon. Alloy forms that symbolize the unity of the three elements of power on land, sea, air and symbolizes the unity of the region.

Feature is that on the wings of sculpture that can open-close time is running, as well as different forms of wheels with ordinary wagon wheel. Wheels train is made concave inward. construction of the wheel like that is very useful when passing a wet muddy streets. Dirt will not contaminate spills its passengers.

Another train is Jempana, train greatness to consort with ornate batik Cirebon. Sapodilla wood train was also designed and built under the direction Prince Losari in the same year.

Trains that occupy the center of the room. The edge of the museum's collection filled another. Among a collection of puppet show flat, bride seats, gamelan, writing desk complete with writing supplies and palm sugar palm leaf manuscripts, which serves as a means of writing, the boxes, including boxes from Egypt. In one corner, we can see a collection of weapons, ranging from swords various local and European swords, dagger, firearm, various shields, and cannon.

There is also the Sultan's throne made of ivory, more than 700 years old. The chair was used at the beginning of the Sultanate of Cirebon to the period of Sultan Kanoman VIII. Because the condition of the chair that is not possible anymore to sit on it, then start Sri Sultan Kanoman IX dimuseumkan chair.

Historic relics in the palace Kanoman closely associated with Islamic religious syiar enterprising do Sunan Gunung Jati, also known as Sharif Hidayatullah.

Unfortunately, people rarely look at this palace, even in the holiday season. Classical problems, such as publicity, promotions would be the culprit. Never mind the affairs of the publication and promotion, for only the restoration of the palace affairs already pant-pant's. It should be a cooperative effort with government-supported private parties, let alone the palace is one of the attractions of Cirebon City.

Train Paksi Naga Liman, which is the greatness of Sunan Gunung Jati Train and the Sultan of Cirebon is made ​​in the same year by Train Jempana, namely Saka year 1350 or 1428, also on the initiative of Prince Losari.

Train Paksi Naga Liman combines form pivot (bird), dragons, and liman (elephants) which doubles trident trunk holding weapons. Train Privileges Paksi Naga Liman Kanoman stored in this palace is in the wings that can be packed as the train is running, and jejari sunken dirt wheels are useful for not splashing the passengers.