History Majapahit was a well-known Hindu kingdom. The founder of the kingdom was Raden Wijaya. It was built in Tarik forest, near the delta of Brantas river, East Java. Majapahit reached its golden period when it was let by King Hayam Wuruk and his chief minister, Gajah Mada. The teritorry of Majapahit in that time […]
History – A continuation of the history article from Kertanegara’s domestic policy. Seeing that Sriwijaya was weakening, in 1275. Kertanegara attempted to take control of an area which was strategic for defense tacties, it was Melayu. Kertanegara sent an expedition to Melayu, so it was called Pamalayu. The expedition was not mean to attack and take […]
History – Kertanegara attempted to create domestic political stability. Below are some of the efforts he had made to create the stability : 1. Hi wiped out bandits that had caused unrest in the society. In 1270 he killed a traitor named Cayaraja. Then in 1280, another traitor who had a lot of followers all over the […]
History – After the death of Tohjaya (read : Anusapati and Tohjaya in history), in 1248 AD Rangga Wuni was crowned as a king with the title of Sri Jaya Wisnuwardhana. In carrying out the government, he was assisted by Mahisa Campaka who was given a post as ‘ratu anggabhaya’ and a royal name, Narasinghamurti. […]
History – This article is a continuation of history Ken Arok founder of Singasari Kingdom. Inside the palace of Singasari, there was unhealthy relationship. Anusapati felt that Ken Arok’s treatment of him was not as good as the treatment of his siblings. Finally he found out that Ken Arok was his step father who had killed […]
History – It has been touched upon earlier that the founder of Singasari Kingdom was Ken Arok. en Arok came from common people, his parents were farmers at Pungkur village. Before becoming the ruler of Singasar, he had lived a complex life. In the book Pararaton it was told that when he was a baby, […]
History – Kediri Kingdom appeared after the split of power by Airlangga. The purpose of the splitting was to prevent Mapanji Garasakan (second child of Airlangga) and Samarawijaya (son of Dharmawangsa) from continuously conflicting with each other. The power splitting was conducted by Empu Bharada. The Kingdom was divided into two, Jenggala and Panjalu. Panjalu […]
History – Old Mataram Kingdom (Mataram) was located in Central Java. This area was known as Bhumi Mataram. Mataram was surrounded by mountains and mountain ranges, such as Serayu Mountain Range, Prau Mountain, Sindoro Mountain, Mount Sumbing, Ungaran Mountain, Mount Merbabu, Mount Merapi, Kendeng Mountain Range, Lawu Mopountain, Sewu Mountain, and Kidul Mountain. This region […]
Here are some of the actions taken by King Dyah Balitung during his reign : 1. In Telang inscription of 904 AD, it was stated that Rakai Watukur built a crossing at Paparahuan (Praon village near Wonogiri) on the bank of River Bengawan Solo. For that purpose, three villages namely Telang, Mahe, and Paparahuan were […]
History – In the beginning of the 6th century, the center of trade in Southeast Asia was Oc Eo, the capital of Fu-nan Kingdom in Cambodia. Fu-nan controlled the navigation lines in Southeast Asia in the 6th century. Ships from India anchored at Kedah and unloaded there. The goods were then carried by caravans through […]
