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Wangkal Inscription East Java

ꦚꦱꦼꦥꦠ꧀ꦫꦺꦫꦺꦲꦏ꧀ꦠꦼꦭꦸꦁꦠꦸꦁꦒꦭ꧀ (???) There seems to be a mistake in one of the online sources I found. I could only really check the most obvious thing. One source says this inscription was made during the reign of Hayam Wuruk in 1324 AD. But when I checked, 1324 was actually during the reign of Jayanagara, the second king of Majapahit. He ruled from 1309 to 1328 AD. Another source says it was made in 1217 Saka. As we know, the Saka year starts in 78 AD, so 1217 Saka is the same as 1295 AD. This source might be right because Majapahit was established in 1293. That means this inscription was made 2 years after Majapahit was founded, during the reign of the first Majapahit king, Raden Wijaya. So, what's the real year it was made? 1324 or 1295 AD? I'm not sure either. But if you look at the story, the second source makes more sense. But it's not necessarily correct. Because if we want to know the definite history, we have to look at primary sources. Like old stuff such as inscriptio...

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