Yogyakarta a town at central Java actually was a forest when the story was begun.  This town was site at south of central Java, close to Hindus Sea.   The name of that forest was Mentaok.   Perhaps we want to know who build Yogyakarta?   The man who clears the forest and made a new settlement was Ki Ageng Pamanahan.    Ki Ageng Pamanahan was “general” or Senapati from the Pajang Kingdom’s Army.  Because of his successful winning the war against Adipati Aryo Penangsang, Sultan Hadiwijoyo gave the forest of Mentaok to him as present.

Ki Ageng Pamanahan was grandson of Ki Ageng Abdurachman Sela, teacher of Karebet or Sultan Hadiwijoyo.   Karebet accepted as one of his pupil, with one condition that he must take Ki Ageng Sela’s family as his staff or follower.  

Ki Ageng Sela said, “ I would accept you as my pupil but with one condition, take my son and grandson as your friend or follower; don’t live them when you are in happiness or in trouble”

Ki Ageng Sela has an ability to read future; he knew that Karebet would be a King soon .   Because he notion that someday his family would be a public leader, so he entrusted his grandson to Karebet.   When Karebet being crown as a King of Pajang, he remember what was his teacher saying; so he called Ki Ageng Pamanahan and his son, Sutawijaya, to be his staff at his Palace.

 Ki Pamanahan didn’t know where is the location of Mentaok forest when he received the present from Sultan Hadiwijoyo.    He thought, “ What for those forest, no benefaction to me; I should ask my grandpa where Mentaok forest is and what his opinion with those King’s present.

 “ Welcome my grandson; what purpose that you come to me?” said Ki Ageng Sela

 “ Beside I want to know what your health condition, I also want to ask your opinion about Mentaok forest, that you know King has presented it to me” said Ki Ageng Pamanahan.

 “ Mentaok forest is a large area at south of Pajang and now it is yours, so you are lucky,” said Ki Ageng Sela.

 “ Yes I know that I am lucky having that, a forest, but what my plan with those present? Will you give me some advices?” asked Ki Ageng Pamanahan.  

 “ A large area means territory that you will have your authority on that place, so that is mean Sultan Hadiwijoyo approved you as a King on that area; do you understand?  I also approved you as a King, congratulation,” said Ki Ageng Sela; he was proud with his grandson.

 Surprise to Ki Ageng Pamanahan till his breathing became short, he never thinks about being a King, how stupid was he.

 “ So from now on you and your family have to move to Mentaok, prepare and build a Kingdom for you by begining with clearing forest and making a new settlement,” said Ki Ageng Sela.

  He went home with happy feeling and not to forget saying thanks to his grandpa; he told his wife and son and also asked his follower to move to Mentaok, the hopping land.

 The next couple a day, Ki Ageng Pamanahan along his family and also his follower went off from his village to Mentaok forest.    The first place that he wanted to visit was his friend's home, Ki Ageng Karang Lo at Kempul Village, now it became Yogyakarta.    Yogyakarta at that time was just a little village, named Kempul village, surrounding by forest.   The Lurah, chief of the village, was Ki Ageng Karang Lo.   Why his name so strange, “Karang Lo”? That was because there was a big tree growing up in front of his house, known as Lo tree.   Many people came and sat under the tree for took shelter, so the place became famous among the village people with named Karang Lo and then the owner of that place called Ki Ageng Karang Lo.

 Ki Ageng Karang Lo along his family welcoming the guests of Ki Ageng Pamanahan and his follower at his house.   He feed the guests with rice and menir soup; Ki Ageng Pamanahan like these food very much.

 Ki Ageng Karang Lo spoke, “ We are grateful to all of you that you are willing come to my home; it is a honor to our family for your coming, like moon down to my lap,”

 Ki Pamanahan said, “ Thank you so much for everything specially for the menir soup; it is delicious.  Now we will continue our journey till we find Mentaok forest.”

 “ Why so soon, I think we just met and then you go in a hurry, please don’t go; Mentaok forest not so far from here; if you don’t mind I will acompany you to show the way,” said Ki Ageng Karang Lo.

 “ You welcome then common we will going together; We do appreciate; will you? Said Ki Pamanahan.

 “ With pleasure, I will go with you,” said Ki Ageng Karang Lo

 They went off from the Kempul village for reaching the next village, Taji village.  At Taji village, they found a temple of Prambanan.  They took a rest at this temple and searching the building. 

 Ki Ageng Karang Lo spoke, “ This building is an Hindu Temple; it built at the period of Mataram Hindu Kingdom.   The King was Syailendra at that time.  Have you ever seen this building before?”    Ki Ageng Karang Lo had knowledgment of History.

 “ Never,” said Ki Ageng Pamanahan.   He admire the temple, “ the people of Mataram Hindu Kingdom might be prosperous and diligent and also smart; but where they have been now,” he thought.  Perhaps their descent would be the people who live in Kempul village and perhaps Ki Ageng Karang Lo himself"

 “ We have some temple over there, but the big one just Borobudur temple; Borobudur temple is for Buddhists religious and some others are Hindu religious,” said Ki Ageng Karang Lo.

 After they took a rest and then they continued walking.    They found a large river flowing the water to south; the water is clear and clean since it was not rain season so the water was not so deep that they could walk across the river.    Now the name of this river is Opak River.

 The mob of men and women as well as children were walking cross the river; they were singing, laughing and speaking while they crossed the river; and also some of them were cleaning their face and their hands with these clear water.

 Ki Ageng Pamanahan looked at the upper stream of the river; he saw a man took a bath in the river, “ how fresh that man feel with the clear and fresh water from this river,” he thought.    After the man finished his taking a bath and he wore clothes Ki Ageng Pamanahan going to approach him.     After a while, he recognized who was he really; he was Sunan Kanjeng Kalijaga, one of the nine Holly men in Java, the man who was admired.

 Ki Ageng Pamanahan approached him and said hello, “ Assalammualaikum Kanjeng Sunan,”

 “ Waalaikumsalam,” said Sunan; he stared at Ki Ageng Pamanahan, guessing who was he, but he gave his hand for shaking hand.   “ Who are you, any way? He asked.

 “ I am Pamanahan, Kanjeng Sunan,” said Ki Ageng Pamanahan.

 “ Astaga, for heaven’s sake, you are Ki Ageng Pamanahan; Alhamdullilah, God willing to make a meeting of us in this place,” said Sunan Kalijaga.    Then the two men hug each other.  

 They were talking about everything, while the Pemanahan's follower waited their leader at the other bank of the river. Sunan asked, “ Who is the man accompany you?”   

 “ He is my friend, name Ki Ageng Karang Lo from the Kempul village,” said Ki Ageng Pamanahan.

 “ So do you want to go to Mentaok forest; did you know where is it?” asked Sunan Kalijaga.

 “ Frankly, I don’t know where is it, will you give some informations the way to go there?” asked Ki Pamanahan

 Sunan Kalijaga nodding his head like father wanting give advice to his son, “ From this place you can walk to west for two days distance but may be more; it is depend on you how strong you could walk; then you will reach dense forest with plenty big trees; one of that tree is a white banyan tree, you can identified it by   its leaves were white; Find it, if you have found that tree, so you would find Mentaok land.

 “ So the white banyan tree would be our clue to find that land, isn’t it?” said Ki Pamanahan.

 “ Yes, you right, because there is only one tree like that,” said Sunan Kalijaga.

 After that Sunan Kalijaga gave some advice about religious matter and also an order to both of men, “ Both of you must always make relationship, good partnership; I hope Ki Ageng Karang Lo could be with you in happiness or sadness, Pamanahan,”

 “ Yes Kanjeng Sunan; we will always do together with my brother, Ki Ageng Karang Lo, in happiness or in sadness,” said Ki Pamanahan.

 Ki Pamanahan and his follower continued their journey, they walked about two days and then they reached dense forest; that must be Mentaok forest.    As Sunan saying there was a big banyan tree with  white leaves.

 “ My brother and my son and also my follower, we found the hopping land; the land that be given by Sultan Hadiwijoyo; from now on we will stay in this place; we will work hard tomorrow to clear the wood and to make a new settlement for all of you,” said Ki Pamanahan. 

  “ Now you take a rest, but some of you erect tents for us to sleep.”

 The sun was set and dusk was coming, but no body wanted to sleep that night early, because of frightening, besides some people will do “tirakatan” or didn’t sleep for asking bless of God to fulfill their aim to make a new settlements; and also to chase away bad spirit or ghost in that forest.

 Late at night all women and children were sleeping while eldest men were still wakening and discussing what would they do tomorrow morning, and so Ki Pamanahan with Ki Karang Lo.

 “ My brother Karang Lo, now we must working hard to build a new settlements; you can see this place, covered with woods and lack of workers; but we must build a simple palace for a Kingdom, that is Mataram Kingdom; will you? Asked Ki Ageng Pamanahan.

 “ I understand what would you do and the problem facing you, I will help you till everything will be clear,” said Ki Ageng Karang Lo.

 As Pamanahan’s planning, first they built houses for people settlements, after that they built building for common people as market and the last they build a simple palace.   Then Mataram Kingdom appears from the forest of Mentaok.     Ki Ageng Karang Lo mobilize his men from the Kempul village to do this job as worker and after the job finished, they continued the job as soldiers or as “abdi dalem” (Palace servant) and also as merchander.

 Ki Ageng Pamanahan had successful to unite all of the people over there and made them as his people.   After his successful built a Kingdom, he passed away.   His Son succeeded with name Kanjeng Panembahan Senapati, name before was Sutawijaya.

 Kanjeng Panembahan Senapati, the King of Mataram Kingdom ruled the country with wise and equitable; the people became prosperous and became community self-help or we call it “masyarakat gotong-royong”.

 Even though the country was peaceful and tranquil, the King still worrying with thread of his enemy that was Ki Ageng Mangir.    

Ki Ageng Mangir was a leader of one Kadipaten that refused to unite with Mataram Kingdom.  Some times he could rebel against Kingdom; Sultan had some difficulties to make him as submission of his Kingdom.   So Sultan asked Ki Ageng Jurumartani, his uncle, for some advices how to make Ki Ageng Mangir be loyal or be submission.

 “ Uncle, what do you suggest with Ki Mangir's problem?” asked Sultan.

 “ My son Panembahan, if you agree I want to give Princess Kanjeng Ratu Pembayun  a role to save our country,” said Ki Ageng Jurumartani.

 “ I agree, but how?” Asked Sultan.

 “ I would make a scenario like this, a group of puppet wayang show that we had established would make an entertainment at Mangir’s place hopping Ki Ageng Mangir being attracted and then he present at that even.     The Princess Kanjeng Ratu Pembayun included in that group as a singer or we call it “waranggana”.    Hopefully Ki Ageng Mangir being attracted with lovely of princess and then marrying her, so you would had your son in law been your enemy, then you could be able to do everything to him; do you agree?” said Ki Ageng Juru Martani.

 “ He is my enemy and I hate him, so how could I would had him as my son in law?  Will Princess agree with this scenario? ” Said Sultan.

 “ Don’t tell Ki Ageng Mangir who is the father of her, but saying that Pembayun is an orphan; after they had been married, you could be able to kill him with easy; who guess father would kill his son in law,” said Jurumartani.

 “ Call my daughter to attend this meeting,” said Sultan.

 After Princess KR.Pembayun came face her father, she asked what duty for her.    With heavy heart feeling to say Sultan told the scenario from his uncle, Ki Jurumartani.

 “ So did you agree to do your duty for your country my dearest daughter?” Asked Sultan.

 “ What ever the duty is, I will do for Glory of our Kingdom, Mataram,” said KR.Pembayun.

 “ Right, every body, look at my daughter; she was a real hero for glory of Mataram Kingdom; so all of you would be imitated her act, “ said Sultan.

 Then every body busy to establish a group of puppet wayang, but this group would be  a secret mission and so must have secret  members of the group; for example the Dalang or puppeteer actually was a Tantama of Mataram army and so the waranggana or the singer actually is Princess herself and so on.   

 The group would not directly going to Mangir place, but first they will go around at the other places and at last they will stay to Mangir place for two days show.    The Dalang or puppeteer as well as with KR Pembayun must change their identity and so the others members of that group.  The group would was saying come from other places than Yogyakarta.

 Short story, the Wayang Puppet’s group show was successful to attract people, specially the singer, KR Pembayun; The audiences were satisfied and so Ki Ageng Mengir that he invited the group to show at his home.    No body among the Mengir’s Kadipaten knew that the group had a secret mission.  

 Again short story, Ki Ageng Mangir was fallen in love to KR Pembayun since she was real lovely that he asked her to be his wife.

 “ Ki Dalang, I need talked with you and asked some information about one of your members; that is the singer,

  Who is she?  Frankly I am fallen with her; will you help me? Asked Ki Ageng Mengir.

 Ki Dalang thought, “ That’s it, the fish bait was eaten; so far so good I would be finished my job sooner.”

 “ Oh yeah? I am glad because she was actually an orphan since she was a child; how happy she is like moon fallen to her lap; so I will arrange to her; no problem at all,” said Ki Dalang.   “ I am forgot to mention you that her name was Ningrum, remember, Ningrum.”

 Then there was a wedding party at Kadipaten Mengir, between Ningrum the singer and Adipati Ki Ageng Mengir.   Sultan Panembahan Senapati, her father, heard the news also.   How hate Sultan to his son in law, the owner of this story didn’t mention why; perhaps Sultan was the loser on the war between Mataram and Kadipaten Mangir when he tried to conquered Kadipaten Mangir as his submission.

 A year latter, Ningrum was going to have a baby; no body knew what her feeling by her fake love to her husband.   She must tell her health condition to her husband and also she must tell everything about her real identity to her husband.  That was included in scenario that she must do open her real identity at that moment.

 “ My dearest husband, I want to tell you that I have pregnant about three months; are you happy? “ asked Ningrum with spoiled act.

 “ Of course I am the happiest man among the male all over the world, my lovely Ningrum,” said Ki Mangir.

 “ Now our married was a year age, so would you accompany me to face my parent at my home? “ asked Ningrum.

 “ What did you say? You are an orphan; your parent had already pass away since you are a child,” said Ki Mengir.

 That was a critical moment for Ningrum to be in jeopardy for opening her real identity, may be she would be save but may be she would be killed.    She kept her mind not being panic, kept her breath as normal; she believed that Ki Ageng Mangir really in love with her that he couldn’t be able to make her harm.

 “ Who did say?” Asked Ningrum.

 “ Ki Dalang did,” said Ki Mangir.

 “ He was lying since I am Kanjeng Ratu Pembayun, the Princess of Mataram Kingdom; so if he had told the truth then there wouldn’t had a married between you and I, even you would had killed me, right?” Said KR Pembayun.

 The face of Ki Ageng Mangir became pale and flush change over.  “ You are bastard Sutawijaya, what purpose of you by sending your lovely daughter to me;     “ I hope this would be happened because you lose your courage to do the next fighting since you lose in the last war,” he thought.

 “ I can’t believe this, so what can I do? As you know that your father is my enemy, will you give an advice my dear Ningrum? Asked Ki Mangir.

 “ No more hostility between you and my father since we married,” said Pembayun.

 “ You hope but not your father's hopping since I know how hate he,” said Ki Mangir.

 “ Listen to me my dearest husband, have you ever seen mother dog kill its puppy? I think it is never, right? And so my father, please believe me.” Said Pembayun with spoiled act.

 “ Right, I believe in you because I love you so much.   Of course I will be accompanied by all of my soldiers with perfect weapon since I don’t believe your father would accept me as you said,” said Ki Ageng Mangir explicitly.

 That was the optimum result of what she could do.  If she had said disagree with the last condition, her husband would had been suspicion then perhaps he would had killed her.    So KR Pembayun said agree with the last condition.

 Ki Ageng Mangir and his wife as well as all of his soldiers went to Yogyakarta to meet Sultan Panembahan Senapati; they went with peace and they believe that would be no more war between both of the leaders.    When they had reached gate of Palace, guard of Mataram Palace stopped them because of security purpose.

 The guard approached Ki Ageng Mangir while he was on his horse and then he bow to great him, “ For the security purpose, I would like to say the rule of Mataram Palace that no one soldier from the Kadipaten Mangir will allow entering the Palace, would you please wait in this border,” said the guard.   

 Ki Ageng Mangir spoke to his follower, “ Now we have to rest in this place for a moment; remember that we want to meet King of Mataram as my father in law, so we come as a friend no more hostility between  Mataram Kingdom and Kadipaten Mangir, then you can be relax.”

 The guard pleased Ki Ageng Mangir and KR Pembayun come in to Palace.    So Ki Ageng Mangir was separated with his soldiers without suspicion at all.   Even Ki Ageng Mangir imaging to be a King of Mataram with easy way because he married the Princess.

 “ Welcome my son in law to my palace” said Sultan Panembahan Senapati.   He sat on a chair;but there was a flat stone in front of his chair, unusually that thing being there.    But Ki Ageng Mangir didn’t suspicion with this situation.

 Ki Ageng Mangir sat on the floor about two meters in front of Sultan’s chair and then he shift moving close to the chair as a Javanese custom showing a regard of son in law to his father in law.  After Ki Mangir was close enough in front chair, he bent his head over the flat stone.  

  What happened then, Sultan grab Mangir’s head crashed it into the stone, again and again till the head broken.   Ki Ageng Mangir dead in a minute.  

Surprising, KR Pembayun cried histericaly and hug the dead body of her husband.  

That was out of scenario, she should be happy by ending of her duty. 

 What ever you want to say about the role of KR Pembayun in this story, she was a hero to her country infact, but also she was a traitor for her husband and family, even though she had an emotional relationship as a wife to her husband or it say as love.

 Soldiers of Mataram moved fast to seize the Mangir’s soldiers that were getting rest in front of the gate.   Mangir’s soldiers surrender without fighting since they just came in peace.

 Short story, Sultan conquered Kadipaten Mangir, making glory of Mataram Kingdom.   And then how was the Princess?; she still cried and deep sadness because of losing her husband, but she didn’t get angry to her father since she committed what she had said, “ What ever duty is, I will do, for glory of Mataram Kingdom."

 Sultan married off KR Pembayun to Ki Ageng Karang Lo, so Sultan fulfills the message of Sunan Kalijaga by taking Ki Ageng Karang Lo being part of his family. 

Ki Ageng Pemanahan adalah cucu dari Ki Ageng Abdurachman Sela, guru dari Mas Karebet atau Sultan Hadiwijoyo.  Dulu sewaktu Karebet mau diterima sebagai murid, dia harus memenuhi satu syarat, harus menerima keluarga gurunya (Ki Ageng Sela) sebagai pengikutnya. " Kamu diterima sebagai muridku dengan syarat bahwa kamu akan menerima keluargaku didalam suka dan duka, janganlah kamu lupakan dan tinggalkan keluargaku.

Ki Ageng Sela dapat membaca masa depan Karebet bahwa dia akan menjadi Raja.   Karena Ki Ageng Sela berambisi untuk keturunannya nanti akan menjadi pemuka masyarakat, maka dititipkan cucunya kepada Karebet.   Sewaktu Karebet diwisuda menjadi Raja Pajang, dia teringat akan janjinya itu, maka dia panggil Ki Ageng Pemanahan beserta anaknya Sutawijaya untuk duduk didalam pemerintahannya.

Ki Ageng Pemanahan belum mengetahui dimana letak hutan Mentaok.  Untuk apa hutan itu, apa untungnya mempunyai hutan seperti itu.   Saya akan menanyakan dimana letak hutan tersebut kepada Kakek-ku Ki Ageng Sela dan meminta pendapatnya tentang hadiah dari Raja tersebut.

" Selamat datang cucuku, apa maksud kedatanganmu?" sapa Ki A geng Sela.

" Disamping saya ingin mengetahui kondisi kesehatan kakek, saya juga ingin menanyakan pendapat kakek tentang suatu hadiah dari Raja kepadaku,yaitu hutan Mentaok" kata Ki Pemanahan.

" Hutan Mentaok adalah suatu daerah luas di sebelah selatan Pajang,sekarang daerah itu adalah milikmu, kamu sangat beruntung mendapatkannya." jawab sang Kakek.

" Ya saya beruntung, tetapi apa rencana saya? dapatkah kakek memberikan nasihat" kata Ki Pemanahan.

" Menguasai daerah seluas itu berarti kamu diberi otoritas atas daerah itu, itu berarti Sultan Hadiwijoyo merestui kamu untuk menjadi Raja atas daerah tersebut dan saya juga merestui kamu untuk menjadi Raja disitu, selamat," kata Ki Ageng Sela.    Dia sangat bangga dengan cucunya.

Terkejut dia mendengar keterangan kakeknya sampai nafasnya menjadi pendek dan mukanya pucat. Tidak pernah terpikir olehnya akan menjadi Raja.  Alangkah bodohnya dia selama ini.

" Nah mulai sekarang kamu beserta keluargamu, kerabatmu dan semua pengikutmu harus pindah dan menetap di hutan Mentaok.   bangunlah sebuah Kerajaan untukmu yang dimulai dengan membersihkan hutan dan membangun pemukiman baru" kata Ki Ageng Sela.

Ki Ageng Pemanahan pulang kerumah dengan hati gembira dan tidak lupa mengucapkan terimakasih kepada kakeknya.  Dia menceritakan kepada isterinya, anaknya dan pengikutnya untuk pindah ke hutan Mentaok, tanah harapan.

Dua hari kemudian Ki Ageng Pemanahan beserta seluruh keluarga dan pengikutnya berangkat menuju hutan Mentaok.  Tempat yang pertama dituju adalah rumah Ki Ageng Karang Lo sahabatnya di desa Kempul, sekarang Yogyakarta.  Yogyakarta pada waktu itu adalah hutan belantara, hanya ada satu kampung yaitu Kempul tadi.   Mengapa nama sahabatnya itu Karang Lo, nama yang agak aneh.  Disebabkan dimuka rumahnya tumbuh pohon Lo yang besar tempat orang duduk berteduh dan istirahat.  Lama kelamaan tempat itu menjadi terkenal sehingga namanya Karang Lo dan yang empunya rumah dipanggil Ki Ageng Karang Lo.

Ki Ageng Karang Lo menyambut tamu-tamunya dengan penuh kegembiraan dan menghidangkan nasi beserta sup menir. Nampaknya Ki Pemanahan menyukai sup menir tersebut.

Ki Ageng Karang Lo berkata, " Kami beserta keluarga sangat gembira dan mendapat kehormatan menerima tamu-tamu seperti ini seperti bulan jatuh dipangkuan saya."

Ki Ageng Pemanahan menjawab " Terimakasih atas penerimaan anda dan terutama hidangan sup menir yang lezat. Kemudian kami minta diri untuk meneruskan perjalanan kami yang masih jauh mencari hutan Mentaok,"

" Mengapa secepat itu, bukankah kita baru saja bertemu.  Saya tau hutan Mentaok sudah tidak berapa jauh lagi dan kalau diperbolehkan saya akan ikut serta untuk menunjukan jalan," kata Ki Ageng Karang Lo.

" Kami sangat menghargai keinginan anda, marilah kita bersama-sama mencari hutan Mentaok, maukah? " kata Ki Pemanahan.

" Dengan segala senang hati kami akan ikut bersama " kata Ki Karang Lo.

Mereka bersama meninggalkan desa Kempul menuju desa berikutnya, desa Taji

Sampai disini mereka mendapatkan candi hindu.  Di tempat ini mereka istirahat sebentar sambil mengagumi bangunan candi.

Ki Ageng Karang Lo berkata, " Candi ini adalah candi Hindu, didirikan pada masa Kerajaan Mataram Hindu, rajanya pada waktu itu bernama Syaelendra; apakah saudara-saudara pernah melihat bangunan ini?"  Nampaknya Ki Ageng Karang Lo cukup akhli dalam sejarah.

" Belum pernah," kata Ki Pemanahan.  Dia mencermati bangunan candi dan sangat mengagumi, " Tentu rakyat Mataram Hindu sangat makmur, rajin dan juga pandai, tetapi dimanakah mereka sekarang? mungkin keturunannya adalah mereka yang tinggal didesa Kempul dan diantaranya adalah Ki Ageng Karang Lo itu." pikirnya.

" Kita masih akan mendapatkan beberapa candi lagi disana, yang terbesar adalah candi Borobudur; Candi Borobudur adalah untuk agama Budha dan sementara candi yang lain adalah untuk agama Hindu," kata Ki Ageng Karang Lo.

Mereka meneruskan perjalanannya; mereka mendapatkan sebuah sungai yang airnya mengalir ke selatan; airnya sangat jernih dan sungainya tidak dalam, sehingga mereka dapat menyebrangi sungai tanpa jembatan; sungai itu kemudian dikenal sebagai sungai Opak.

Rombongan orang tua, ibu-ibu dan anak-anak menyebrangi sungai sambil bersenda gurau dan bernyanyi; ada juga yang mencuci tangan dan mencuci mukanya.

Ki Pemanahan menengok kearah hulu sungai, tampak dikejauhan seseorang sedang mandi disungai; nampaknya sangat segar sekali mandi dengan air sungai ini.  Dia penasaran untuk mengetahui siapa orang yang mandi? setelah orang itu mengenakan pakaiannya,Ki Pemanahan mendekati dan mengenalinya sebagai Sunan Kali Jaga,salah satu dari sembilan orang suci, orang yang sangat dihormati.

"Assalammualaikum kanjeng Sunan" kata Ki Pemanahan memberi salam.

" Wallaikumsalam," kata Sunan Kali Jaga. Dia memperhatikan sambil menduga-duga siapakah orang ini?  Tangannya di majukan untuk bersalaman.  " Siapakah anda?

" Saya adalah Ki Pemanahan, kanjeng Sunan," kata Ki Pemanahan.

" Astaga, anda rupanya, Alhamdullilah kita telah dipertemukan oleh Allah ditempat ini"  Kemudian kedua orang itu berpelukan.

Mereka bercakap-cakap tentang masa lalu dan masalah yang lain. Sementara itu para pengikutnya menunggu pemimpin mereka bercakap-cakap, di tepi sungai  " Siapakah yang mengiringi kamu itu Pemanahan? tanya Sunan Kali Jaga.

" Dia adalah teman saya, Ki Ageng Karang Lo kepala desa Kempul," jawab Ki Pemanahan.

" Jadi saudara mau pergi ke hutan Mentaok? apakah sudah tau dimana tempatnya?," tanya Sunan.

" Terus terang, kami belum tau tempatnya, apakah Kanjeng Sunan berkenan memberi tau jalan kesana?" tanya Ki Pemanahan.

Sunan Kali Jaga mengangguk-anggukan kepalanya laiknya bapak memberi nasihat kepada anaknya " Hutan Mentaok dapat dicapai dengan berjalan lurus kebarat selama dua hari dari sini, tergantung kepada kekuatan kamu berjalan.  Sampai disana kamu akan mendapatkan hutan yang lebat.  Carilah sebuah pohon beringin yang berdaun putih; kamu dapat mengenal pohon itu dengan daunnya yang semua putih; carilah!  Disitulah hutan Mentaok.

" Jadi pohon beringin putih itu yang menjadi tanda hutan Mentaok? betulkah? tanya Ki Pemanahan.

" Ya betul, karena disitu hanya ada satu pohon yang seperti itu," kata Sunan.

Setelah Sunan Kali Jaga memberikan wejangan keagamaan kepada kedua orang itu, dia berkata, " Kamu berdua hendaklah selalu bersama, didalam kebahagiaan dan didalam kesusahan,"

" Baiklah, saya dengan saudaraku Ki Ageng Karang Lo akan selalu bersama didalam kesusahan dan kebahagiaan, kanjeng Sunan,"

Rombongan meneruskan perjalanan kearah Barat selama dua hari hingga sampai pada hutan yang lebat; tempat ini tentulah hutan Mentaok.  Dan mereka menemukan pohon beringin putih yang dimaksudkan.

" Saudara-saudaraku, kita telah sampai tujuan, hutan Mentaok, tanah harapan. Marilah kita mulai bekerja, membersihkan hutan dan membuat pemukian baru untuk kita semua; Sementara malam ini kita harus beristirahat dan yang lain untuk mendirikan tenda untuk kita tidur," demikian kata Ki Pemanahan.

Senja mulai mendatang, malampun tiba. Hampir semua orang belum dapat tidur lebih awal disebabkan mereka takut dan juga ada yang "tirakatan" untuk mendapatkan karunia Tuhan YME agar dipenuhi harapannya mendirikan pemukiman baru disamping juga untuk mengusir roh jahat dan setan-setan di hutan.

Tengah malam semua anak-anak dan ibu-ibu tertidur semua, sementara laki-laki dewasa masih sibuk membicarakan kerja esok hari, demikian juga Ki Pemanahan dan Ki Karang Lo.

" Saudaraku Ki Karang Lo, kita harus membersihkan hutan ini dan mendirikan pemukiman dan juga sebuah istana yang sederhana untuk kerajaan Mataram. Tapi kesulitannya adalah kita tidak mempunyai tenaga kerja," kat ki Pemanahan.

" Ya, saya mengerti apa yang kita hadapi dan kesukaran yang anda hadapi, percayalah saya akan membantu sampai semua beres," jawab Ki Ageng Karang Lo.

Seperti rencana Ki Pemanahan, dibangun pemukiman bagi penduduk, kemudian prasarana masyarakat seperti pasar dan pada akhirnya didirikan pusat pemerintahan yaitu sebuah istana yang sederhana. Pada akhirnya timbulah sebuah kerajaan baru dari tengan hutan Mentaok, kerajaan Mataram. Ki Ageng Karang Lo mengerahkan semua rakyatnya dari desa Kempul untuk bekerja distu dan setelah pekerjaan selesai dilanjutkan menjadi pedagang, abdi dalem Istana dan prajurit Mataram. 

Ki Ageng Pemanahan berhasil menyatukan rakyat disekitarnya menjadi rakyatnya dan bersatu dibawah kerajaan Mataram.  Setelah dia berhasil mendirikan kerajaan, dia meninggal dunia dan kemudian tahta diserahkan kepada puteranya yang bergelar Panembahan Senapati, sebelumnya bernama Sutawijaya.

Panembahan Senapati memerintah dengan adil dan bijaksana, rakyat menjadi makmur dan menjadi masyarakat yang saling membantu atau disebut masyarakat "gotong royong"

Walaupun Kerajaan mengalami kemajuan, Raja masih merasa khawatir dengan seorang tokoh pembangkang yaitu Ki Ageng Mangir, Adipati Mangir yang tidak mau tunduk dibawah kerajaan.   Ditakutkan dia akan mengadakan pembrontakan suatu waktu.  Sultan mendapat kesulitan untuk menundukan sang Adipati dan untuk maksud itu Sultan meminta nasihat kepada pamannya Ki Jurumartani, bagaimana caranya Ki Ageng Mangir dapat tunduk dibawah kekuasaannya.

" Paman, apa pendapatmu mengenai masalah Ki Mangir, dapatkah engkau memberikan sesuatu nasihat?, Tanya Sultan.

" Anakku, jika kamu setuju, saya ingin agar anakmu, Puteri Kanjeng Ratu Pembayun dapat memainkan suatu peran didalam menyelamatkan negara," kata Jurumartani.

" Ya saya setuju,tapi bagaimana?," kata Sultan.

" Saya akan membuat skenario seperti ini, kita akan membentuk suatu pertunjukan wayang keliling yang suatu saat akan membuat pertunjukan di Mangir; diharapkan Ki Mangir akan ikut menonton pertunjukan itu dan tertarik.  Penyanyi atau Waranggana dari grup wayang tersebut adalah Puteri KR Pembayun sendiri.   Diharapkan Ki Mangir akan tertarik dengan kecantikan KR Pembayun dan akhirnya mereka kawin; jadi dengan demikian Kanjeng Sultan mempunyai menantu yang juga musuh;dengan demikian kanjeng sinuwun dapat berbuat apa saja terhadapnya,apakah dapat disetujui?" kata Ki Jurumartani.

" Saya mebencinya dan dia musuhku, bagaimana seorang musuhku dapat menjadi menantuku? dan apakah Puteri setuju dengan skenario ini?, kata Sultan.

" Jangan katakan kepada Ki Ageng Mangir siapa ayah dari KR Pembayun, katakan saja bahwa dia yatim piatu; setelah mereka menikah, anda dapat membunuh dia dengan sangat mudah; siapa yang akan menyangka seorang ayah akan membunuh menantunya?," kata Ki Jurumartani.

" Panggil anakku untuk datang di rapat ini' kata Sultan.

KR Pembayun datang menghadap ayahnya,  Dia bertanya tugas apakah yang harus dijalankan.  Dengan berat hati ayahnya mengungkapkan skenario dari pamannya Ki Jurumartani.

" Apakah kamu setuju dengan peran kamu didalam skenario ini, anakku tersayang? tanya Sultan.

" Apapun tugas yang akan saya emban, saya akan laksanakan demi kejayaan Kerajaan Mataram," kata KR Pembayun.

" Baiklah, saudara-saudara lihatlah anakku dia adalah pahlawan kita, karyanya harus ditiru oleh kita semua yang ada disini," kata Sultan.

Kemudian semua orang sibuk membentuk grup wayang keliling; tetapi kegiatan misi ini dilaksanakan dengan penuh kerahasiaan maka anggota grup wayang juga rahasia, misalnya Dalang wayang sebenarnya adalah Tantama dari militer Mataram demikian juga penyanyi waranggana adalah Puteri sendiri dan seterusnya.

Direncanakan grup wayang ini akan berkunjung ketempat lain dulu baru kemudian ke Mangir untuk mengadakan pertunjukan selama dua hari disini.  Ki Dalang dan semua anggota grup wayang harus merubah identitas masing-masing. Grup wayang ini harus dikatakan berasal dari suatu tempat selain Yogyakarta.

Pendek cerita, grup wayang ini mendapat sukses dengan sambutan yang meriah dari masyarakat, terutama penyanyinya KR Pembayun sangat memikat hati penonton, demikian juga Ki Ageng Mangir sehingga dia mengundang grup ini untuk mengadakan pertunjukan dirumahnya. Tidak seorangpun di kadipaten Mangir yang tahu bahwa grup wayang tersebut mempunyai misi rahasia.

Sekali lagi pendek cerita, Ki Ageng Mangir jatuh cinta kepada penyanyi KR Pembayun karena memang dia sangat cantik dan Ki Ageng Mangir meminta dia untuk menjadi isterinya.

" Ki Dalang saya perlu berbicara dengan kamu, saya ingin mengetahui salah seorang anggota grup kamu, yaitu penyanyi." kata Ki Ageng Mangir. " "Siapakah dia, terus terang saya betul-betul jatuh cinta kepada dia, dapatkah engkau menolong saya?"

" Oh Ya?,saya sangat gembira, disebabkan dia sebenarnya adalah yatim piatu, alangkah bahagianya dia, seperti bulan jatuh kepangkuannya.  Saya akan mengatur akan dia dan tidak ada masalah sama sekali.  Oh ya saya lupa memberitahukan namanya, namanya Ningrum, ingat sekali lagi, namanya Ningrum," kata Ki Dalang.

Dan terjadilah pesta pernikahan di Kadipaten Mangir antara Ningrum dengan Ki Ageng Mangir.   Sultan Panembahan, ayahnya, juga mendengar khabar itu.  Bagaimana hebat kebencian Sultan kepada anak mantunya itu, yang empunya cerita ini tidak menerangkan apa sebabnya; barangkali Sultan ada dipihak yang kalah dalam peperangan antara Mataram dengan Kadipaten Mangir sewaktu mencoba menaklukan Kadipaten itu.

Satu tahun kemudian Ningrum hamil; tidak seorangpun mengetahui bagaimana perasaannya dengan cinta palsu kepada suaminya.  Dia harus melaporkan keadaan kesehatannya kepada suaminya dan dia juga harus melaporkan semua identitas sebenarnya kepada suaminya.   Ini adalah termasuk didalam skenario bahwa dia harus membuka identitas sebenarnya.

" Suamiku tercinta, Saya mau memberitahukan bahwa saya dalam keadaan hamil tiga bulan; apakah engkau bahagia? tanya Ningrum dengan manja.

" Tentu saja saya adalah laki-laki terbahagia dari seluruh laki-laki didunia ini, sayangku Ningrum," kata Ki Mangir

" Sekarang umur perkawinan kita genap satu tahun, jadi apakah engkau sudi menemani aku menemui orang tuaku dirumahku? tanya Ningrum.

" Apa katamu? kamu adalah yatim piatu sejak kamu kecil," kata Ki Mangir.

Itu adalah saat yang paling genting buat Ningrum untuk membuka kartunya, mungkin dia akan selamat atau mungkin juga Ki Ageng Mangir akan membunuhnya. Dia mencoba berlaku tenang tidak berlaku panik, mengatur nafasnya seperti biasa; dia percaya bahwa Ki Ageng Mangir tetap mencintainya dan tidak dapat menyakiti dia.

" Siapa bilang?, tanya Ningrum.

" Ki Dalang yang mengatakan," kata Ningrum.

" Dia berbohong karena saya adalah Kanjeng Ratu Pembayun, Puteri Kerajaan Mataram; jadi Jika dia berkata yang sesungguhnya tentu tidak akan terjadi perkawinan diantara kita bahkan kamu akan membunuh saya, benarkan?" kata KR Pembayun.

Ki Ageng Mangir menjadi pucat, mukanya merah dan pucat berganti-ganti. " bangsat kamu Sutawijaya, apa maksud kamu mengirim anakmu yang cantik ini kesini," pikir Ki Ageng Mangir. " Aku harap ini disebabkan kamu takut melanjutkan perang yang berikutnya disebabkan kekalahan kamu di perang yang terakhir."

" Saya tidak dapat mempercayai ini, jadi apa yang harus saya lakukan? sebagaimana kamu ketahui ayahmu adalah musuh besarku; dapatkah engkau memberikan nasihat kepadaku sayangku Ningrum?" pinta Ki Ageng Mangir.

" Tidak ada lagi permusuhan antara ayahku dengan kamu sejak kita menikah," kata KR Pembayun.

" Itu harapan kamu, tetapi bukan ayah kamu, karena saya tahu bagaimana bencinya ayahmu kepadaku," kata Ki Ageng Mangir.

" Dengarkan saya suamiku tersayang, pernahkah engkau mendengar seekor ibu anjing membunuh anak-anaknya? tentu tidak kan, demikian juga ayah saya, percayalah kepadaku," kata KR Pembayun dengan manja.

" Benar, saya mempercayaimu, karena saya mencintaimu; tentu saja saya akan menyertaimu bersama seluruh tentara saya dengan senjata lengkap, karena saya tidak mempercayai ayah kamu seperti yang kamu katakan," kata Ki Ageng Mangir secara tegas.

Ini adalah hasil maksimum yang dapat dia lakukan.  Sebab bila dia tidak setuju dengan syarat terakhir, membawa seluruh tentaranya, tentu dia akan curiga dan dia akan langsung membunuhnya.   Jadi KR Pembayun menyatakan setuju dengan syarat terakhir.

Ki Ageng Mangir beserta isteri dan seluruh tentaranya berangkat menuju Mataram Yogyakarta untuk menemui Panembahan Senapati.  Mereka pergi dengan damai dan percaya bahwa tidak ada lagi peperangan diantara kedua pemimpin.  Sewaktu mereka sampai di pintu gerbang Kerajaan, mereka dihentikan oleh pengawal karena masalah keamanan.

Pengawal Mataram mendekati Ki Ageng Mangir yang berada diatas kudanya; dia membungkuk menghormati Ki Ageng Mangir, kemudian dia berkata, " Demi keamanan, tidak diperbolehkan seorang serdadupun dari Mangir memasuki pintu gerbang kerajaan Mataram.   Kami meminta kepada semua untuk dapat menunggu di perbatasan ini."

Ki Ageng Mangir berpidato kepada serdadu-serdadunya," Sekarang kita harus istirahat ditempat ini; ingatlah kita datang kesini untuk menemui Raja Mataram sebagai mertuaku dan bukan untuk berperang, tidak ada lagi permusuhan diantara kerajaan Mataram dan Kadipaten Mangir dan kamu dapat santai,"

Pengawal mempersilahkan Ki Ageng Mangir dan Puteri KR Pembayun untuk memasuki gerbang menuju istana.  Jadi Ki Ageng Mangir terpisah dengan tentaranya tanpa curiga bahkan kI Ageng Mangir membayangkan akan menjadi Raja Mataram kelak karena dia menikahi Puteri kerajaan.

" Selamat datang menantuku diistanaku," kata Sultan Panembahan. Dia duduk dikursi kerajaan, sementara ada batu datar dimuka kursinya; tidak biasanya ada benda semacam itu disitu, tapi Ki Ageng Mangir tetap tidak curiga dengan situasi seperti itu.

Ki Ageng Mangir duduk dilantai dengan jarak dua meter dari kursi.  Kemudian dia mulai bergeser perlahan mendekati kursi layaknya seorang calon menantu yang menghadap mertua pada adat keraton Jawa.   Setelah dia cukup dekat Ki Ageng Mangir menundukan kepalanya diatas batu datar.  Tetapi apa yang terjadi, secepat kilat Sultan memegang kepalanya dan dibenturkan kepala tadi berkali-kali ke batu datar hingga kepala itu pecah, maka matilah Ki Ageng Mnagir seketika.

Mengejutkan, KR Pembayun berteriak menangis sejadi-jadinya dan merangkul mayat suaminya.   Ini adalah diluar skenario yang direncanakan.  Seharusnya dia bersyukur karena tugas yang sulit sudah dapat dilalui.

Apapun yang anda akan katakan tentang peran KR Pembayun didalam cerita ini pada kenyataannya dia adalah pahlawan untuk negeranya tetapi juga seorang penghianat bagi suaminya.   Tetapi dia masih mempunyai keterkaitan emosional sebagai isteri terhadap suami yang disebut cinta.

Perajurit Mataram dengan gerak cepat meringkus semua perajurit Mangir yang sedang istirahat di muka pintu gerbang Istana.   Mereka menyerah dengan mudah karena memang mereka datang dengan damai bukan untuk berperang.

Pendek cerita kerajaan Mataram dapat menundukan Kadipaten Mangir yang membuat kerajaan Mataram menjadi lebih berjaya.   Apa khabar selanjutnya dengan KR Pembayun?   Dia masih diliputi duka yang sangat dalam akan kematian suaminya yang sangat tragis, tetapi dia tidak marah kepada ayahnya.  Dia teringat akan kata-katanya sendiri, " apapun tugas itu, akan saya jalankan, demi kejayaan negeri Mataram,"

Sultan menikahkan KR Pembayun kepada Ki Ageng Karang Lo, yang dengan demikian dia memenuhi pesan Sunan Kali jaga dengan cara mengambil Ki Ageng Karang Lo sebagai bagian keluarganya.