Medang Kingdom
The oldest known record that concerns "Topeng dance" is from the 9th century. Around 840 AD an Old Javanese (Kawi) inscriptions called Jaha Inscriptions issued by Maharaja Sri Lokapala form Medang Kingdom in Central Java mentions three sorts of performers: atapukan, aringgit, and abanol. "Atapukan" means Mask dance show, "Aringgit" means Wayang puppet show, and "abanol" means joke art.