SIBETAN MEAN "KUNCARA GIRI"

History of the Village

According to the story of Sibetan Empire estabilisment, approximately in 1608 which established by I Gusti Mantu, crown prince of I Gusti Abian Nengan. I Gusti Mantu gave sobriquet for Sibetan village before which is more familiar called Kuncara Giri Village. The name of was given as a memory because the protection of God (Ida Sanghyang Widhi Wasa), during hide-away of his mother I Gusti Ayu Singarsa who brought her womb-his father until save from Dalem Gelgel troops encirclement. The word Sibetan means wise. The story of Kuncara Giri Village since the middle of XIII century was some pekraman traditional village include with the village of khayangans (Temples) and offerings also the ruler / regulations which done by the villager’s figure. At that time Kuncara Giri Village was under power of Gelgel empire. About 1578 there was a war in Gelgel royal palace where I Gusty Dauh Bale Agung’s sons fought against Dalem Gelgel, in a great war beget a line of I Gusti Dauh bale Agung almost all were killed. Fortunately I Gusty singarsa, the wife of I Gusti Bisama who pregnant had a chance to escape to the northeast to hide in Abian Tiing in the slope of Nampo hill in the hole of Anyuling tree, the place now is called by Garba ( Abian Nengan). I Gusti Abian Nengan was born about 1576. he and his mother was taken care by two old men, they were Pan Gede Abian Kulaleng and Pan Binder, when I Gusti Abian Nengan was child he asked to his mother “who is my mother” his mother answered with touched feeling and sadness “your father had passed away, now you only have a grandfather, he is I Gusti Ngurah Sidemen a ruler area in the eastern of Unda River, except the area of Karangasem empire”. hearing it he was emerged intention and wanted to see his grandfather, by chance  I Gusti ayu Singarsa heard that her father’s oath related to the failure to built Batu Gampil Dam. The oath said that who could help to build the dam he would make a big party for them. Then she allowed and blessed her son who was friendly and modest helped by his friends to build the dam, they were successfully building it therefore I Gusti Ngurah Sidemen was happy, he invited them to have a big party and allowing them to sleep in his palace, once time I Gusti Ngurah Sidemen Caressed (ngecel) His cock suddenly he saw the flash of lights from the head one of the child, in the morning he asked to that child about his name and his parents, he admired caused of  having a difference from another children, that child answered that his name was I Gusti Abian Nengan and his mother was I Gusti Ayu Singarsa. I Gusti Ngurah Sidemen hold him with touched feeling and compassion. Since then I Gusti Ngurah sidemen gave him an advice to his grandson not to come again to his palace because of encirclement of Dalem Gelgel’s troops, except there’s an apologize from dalem Gelgel. After some times he grown up as an adult about 18 years old there was a sign from dalem Gelgel to give apologize to him and his mother, then he was invited by his grandfather in Sidemen Palace, at that time I Gusti agung Sidemen gave his grandson a part of his authority on the east wates Duda with the state in Kuncara Giri. Purportedly, the district of Kuncara Giri (Sebetan) at that time cover some district are Angantelu, Bugbug, Basang Alas, Culik, Tulamben, Kubu, Tianyar except the district of authority Karangasem empire. I Gusti Ngurah Abian Nengan Has a son I Gusti Mantu the one who accepted a full authority from his father to be a leader under his father and society personages control. He run the administration and religious well in great circumstance there’s a willing to immortalize the memory of the place where saved and raised also given an authority to him, the memory was “SEBETAN”. At that time I Gusti mantu was very famous in developing the estabilisment which concerned to the spiritual estabilisment, built the village’s temple they are Dalem, Bale agung, Puseh, Penyatus, Wulun Swi (Telaga Tista), Pasar agung, Soga, Pejabunganm, Bangkak, Telaga, Gaduh, Dewa Mas, Dewa Made, etc. the implementation of ceremonies such as Usabah Sri, Usabha Desa, Usabah Dansil, etc. In the mean time appear I Gusti ayu Sasih descend of mambal who offered her skilled of estabilisment until everything is done. To repay everything she did, the king gave her a district as apresent called machang. In the end of top authority appeared a weakness in his administration, by the king of Karangasem as his immortal enemy. The king of Karangasem took a chance to destroy the Tibetan empire.  I Gusti Mantu was killed and the empire was defeated about 1758. About 1908 since the Karangasem administration were taken over by Dutch, The administrative village of Tibetan consist of 12 sub village (Dusun / Banjar), there are : 1.     Dusun / Br.Triwangsa Macang                   7. Dusun / Br. Telgtug 2.     Dusun / Br. Macang                          8. Dusun / Br. Pengawan 3.     Dusun / Br. Kreteg                                9. Dusun / Br. Kuta Bali 4.     Dusun / Br. Brahmana                      10. Dusun / Br. Telaga 5.     Dusun / Br. Triwangsa Tibetan                       11. Dusun / Br. Karanganyar 6.     Dusun / Br. Tengah                           12. Dusun / Br. Dukuh After the authority of Dutch government was over from Republic of Indonesia on 17th August 1945, the state of the village authority appropriate with circumstance development according to United State Indonesian Republic.