[4] This folk etymology could partly explain the origin of this name, as the word evolved from Old Javanese instead of the modern belor.

[4] Blora was under the administration of the Duchy of Jipang in the 16th century, which was itself still ruled by the Demak Sultanate at the time.

[citation needed] News from Babad Giyanti and Serat Kuntharatama stated that Mangkubumi became a king on 11 December 1749, the day Blora Regency was created.

In the now-divided kingdom, Blora was in the Surakarta Sultanate as part of the Mancanegara Timur area.

[5] Resistance by the people against the Dutch, which was pioneered by the peasants, emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

In other areas in Java, tax increases have led to peasant revolts, such as the Cilegon incident in 1888.

[5] Two years later, Saminism, a mystical religious sect, rose from the Randublatung region in Blora and Bojonegoro Regency in 1890,[4] and gained prominence in the early 20th century.

Headed by a Javanese peasant, Surontiko Samin, it followed the teachings of the Islamic prophet Adam but owed little to the religion.

Blora Regency consists of both lowland and hilly areas between 20 and 280 metres high above sea level.

[7] Half of Blora Regency's area is forested, especially in the northern, eastern, and southern regions, while the central lowland is mainly used for agricultural purposes (rice fields).

During the dry season, most of Blora Regency has a water supply shortage, either for drinking or irrigation, especially in limestone and mountainous areas.

[15] Before the division in the 2000s, Blora Regency (at that time the Blora Level II District) was divided into an administrative city, five regent assistants, 19 (nineteen) sub-districts, nine sub-district representatives, 429 rural villages or desa, and 26 urban villages or kelurahan.

(d) comprising 12 kelurahan (Bangkle, Beran, Jetis, Karangjati, Kauman, Kedungjenar, Kunden, Mlangsen, Sonorejo, Tambahrejo, Tegalgunung and Tempelan) and 16 desa.

Blora is also situated on a southern railway connection that links most big cities in Java.

In the forestry sub-sector, Blora is one of the main producers of high quality teak wood in Java.

[21] Blora received international attention in 2001 when oil reserves of ~250 million barrels were discovered in Cepu.

This is because all of the natural resources benefits the central government and company employees, most of which are outside Blora, without a clear program to improve the economy of the local people.

Barongan Gembong Amijoyo is carried out in village and family agendas, such as sedekah bumi.

In the middle of the performance, the narration of Berjanjen or Manaqib Syeh Abdul Qodir Jailani is usually read.