Sejarah Kesultanan Pajang Masa Pemerintahan Sultan Hadiwijaya (1549-1582)

   This article describes the history of the Pajang Sultanate during the reign of Sultan Hadiwijaya (1549-1582). This article aims to add insight or knowledge about the Pajang sultanate during the reign of Sultan Hadiwijaya (1549-1582). By using the method of writing that is qualitative. The Pajang Sultanate is the successor of the Demak Sultanate which collapsed due to conflicts occurring within the family environment. Jaka Tingkir, who defeated Arya Penangsang, then moved all the royal heirlooms in Demak to Pajang. The transfer of power from the coastal areas to the inland areas caused a change in the nature of the kingdom which was originally maritime to become agrarian. However, during the reign of Jaka Tingkir, the Pajang Sultanate experienced progress in all aspects of life including, the economic aspect, the Pajang Sultanate in the 16th and 17th centuries became a rice barn, in the arts, there were new types of puppets with sizes smaller than the size. Wayang in general is the Kidang Kencana puppet, in the political field the application of politics is open to all groups in Pajang and in the religious field Jaka Tingkir uses the teachings of Sunan Kalijaga by utilizing cultural traditions, namely the art of puppets to carry out da'wah against the spread of Islam