power, or will take the date and year from the events, as follows: The name of Galuh Regency was changed to Ciamis Regency by the Regent, RD. Tumenggung Sastra Winata in 1916; Moving the center of government from to Cibatu (ciamis) by the Regent of RD. AA on January 15, 1815; Or the transfer of the center of Galuh Regency from garatengah which is located around to barunay (imbanagara) on June 12, 1642. The result of the hard work of the galuh history writing committee and the Bandung Ikip history expert team, finally concluded that the anniversary of Ciamis Regency fell on June 12, 1642, which was later confirmed by a decree of the Regional People's Representative Council of Ciamis Regency on 17 mel 1972 number: 22/v/ kpts/dprd/1972. The word galuh comes from the Sanskrit language, which means gemstone, the kingdom of galuh means the kingdom of beautiful sparkling gems. From history it is revealed that the founder of the Galuh kingdom was Wretikkandayun, he was the youngest son of Kandiawan who ruled the for 15 years (597–612) who later became a hermit in Layungwatang (brass area) and had the title Rajawesi Dewaraja or Sang Layungwatang. Wretikkandayun was based in Medangjati, but he founded a new government center and was named Galuh (which is located more or less in the present village of Karangkamulyan). He was crowned on the 14th suklapaksa month of caitra year 134 caka (approximately March 23, 612 AD). The date was chosen really according to tradition Tarumanagara, because it is not only done on a full day but also on that date the sun rises right at the eastern point. The aim of Wretikkandayun to build a government center in the Karangkamulyan area (now) is to free itself from Tarumanagara, which has been a superpower for a long time. Therefore, in order to realize his obsession he had a good relationship with the Kalingga kingdom in Central Java. Even his youngest son took an oil bath in an arranged marriage with Parwati, the eldest daughter of Maharanissima. References Pembrov Jawa Barat External links Ciamis Weather Forecast Ciamiskab – Website Pemerintah Kabupaten Ciamis Ciamis Regency Populated places in West Java Regency seats of West Java