Balinese copperplate inscription
The Balinese copperplate inscription or Sembiran inscription is a collection of ten copper plate inscriptions, which were found in the village of Sembiran, Tejakula district, Buleleng Regency, on the northern part of Bali island. All inscription plates have a date, which is between 922 and 1181 CE, so they include more than 200 years. Sembiran AI is dated 844 [Balinese Balinese saka calendar|saka calendar|saka], Sembiran B is dated 873 saka, Sembiran A II is dated 897 saka, Sembiran A III is dated 938 saka, Sembiran A IV is dated 987 saka, and Sembiran C is dated 1103 saka. Some of the oldest inscriptions are written in Old Balinese, while some of the later ones are written in Old Javanese.
These inscriptions are the earliest information regarding the condition of the Julah area and its surroundings. The written text states that the inscriptions were addressed to the "keraman of Julah". This implies that the original inhabitants of Sembiran village were from the village of Julah, some of whom then moved 1 km up the mountain from the coast to avoid attacks from the sea.