It was the name of a place on the slopes of Mount Penanggungan, today located in Mojokerto Regency, East Java.
[2] The inscription describes a terrible pralaya (calamity) that befell the East Javanese Mataram Kingdom of Isyana Dynasty in the early years of the 11th century.
In 1016, a rebellion incited by a vassal king Wurawari from Lwaram resulted in the destruction of the capital of Watugaluh.
The reigning king, Dharmawangsa, successor to Sri Makutawangsawardhana, was murdered along with his entire family and many of his subjects.
In 1812 Raffles sent it together with Sangguran inscription to Lord Minto, Governor-General of India in Calcutta, as a token of appreciation.