Majapahit

Majapahit
ꦩꦗꦥꦲꦶꦠ꧀ (Javanese)
1292–1527
The extent of Majapahit influence according to the Deśavarṇana.[1]
The extent of Majapahit influence according to the Deśavarṇana.[1]
CapitalTrowulan (now Mojokerto)
Common languages
Religion
GovernmentMandala state ruled by a Maharaja
Maharaja 
• 1293–1309
Kr̥tarājasa (raden Wijaya, Saṅgrāmavijaya)
• 1309–1328
Sundarapāṇḍyadevādhīśvara (Jayanagara, Kalagemet)
• 1328–1350s
Tribhuvanottuṅgadevī Jayaviṣṇuvardhanī (dyah Gitārjā)
• 1350s–1389/1399[2]
Rājasanagara (dyah Hayam Wuruk, bhaṭāra Wekas ing Sukha, raden Tetep, dalang Tritaraju, Pager Antimun, Gagak Katawang, mpu Janeśvara)
• 1389/1399–1429
Vikramavardhana (bhaṭāra Viśeṣa, raden Gagak Sali)
• 1429–1447
Suhitā
• 1447–1451
Vijayaparākramavardhana (Kr̥tavijaya, bhre Tumapel)
• 1451–1453
Rājasavardhana (dyah Vijayakumāra, sang Sinagara)
• 1456–1466
Girīśavardhana (dyah Sūryavikrama)
• 1466–1478
Siṅhavikramavardhana (dyah Suraprabhāva)
• c. 1486
Girīndravardhana
• c. 1513
Bhaṭāra Vijaya
History 
• Founding of Majapahit
1292
• Demak takeover
1527
Currency
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Singhasari
Demak Sultanate
Today part of

Majapahit (Javanese: ꦩꦗꦥꦲꦶꦠ꧀; Javanese pronunciation: [mad͡ʒapaɪt] or [mɔd͡ʒɔpaɪt]), also known as Wilwatikta[note 2] (Javanese: ꦮꦶꦭ꧀ꦮꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦠ; Javanese pronunciation: [wɪlwatɪkta]), was a Javanese Hindu-Buddhist thalassocratic empire in Southeast Asia that was based on the island of Java (in modern-day Indonesia).[4] It existed from 1292 to c. 1527 and reached its peak during the era of the queen Tribhuvana and her son Hayam Wuruk, whose reigns in the mid-14th century were marked by conquests that extended throughout Southeast Asia. This achievement is also credited to the famous prime minister Gajah Mada. According to the Deśavarṇana written in 1365, Majapahit was an empire of 98 tributaries, stretching from Sumatra to New Guinea;[5][6]: 87 [7] including territories in present-day Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, southern Thailand, Timor Leste, southwestern Philippines (in particular the Sulu Archipelago) although the scope of Majapahit sphere of influence is still the subject of debate among historians.[8][9] The nature of Majapahit's relations and influence upon its overseas vassals and also its status as an empire still provokes discussion.[1]

Majapahit was one of the last major Hindu-Buddhist empires of the region and is considered to be one of the greatest and most powerful empires in the history of Indonesia and Southeast Asia. It is sometimes seen as the precedent for Indonesia's modern boundaries.[10]: 19 [11] Its influence extended beyond the modern territory of Indonesia and has been the subject of many studies.[12][13][14][15]


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  2. ^ Sastrawan, Wayan Jarrah (2020). "How to read a chronicle: The Pararaton as a conglomerate text". Indonesia and the Malay World. 48 (140): 2–23. doi:10.1080/13639811.2020.1701325.
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  7. ^ Majapahit Overseas Empire, Digital Atlas of Indonesian History
  8. ^ Wood, Michael. "Chapter 2: Archaeology, National Histories, and National Borders in Southeast Asia". The Borderlands of Southeast Asia (PDF). p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Indonesia, The Majapahit Era". Britannica.
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  11. ^ Sita W. Dewi (9 April 2013). "Tracing the glory of Majapahit". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  12. ^ Prapantja, Rakawi, trans. by Theodore Gauthier Pigeaud, Java in the 14th Century, A Study in Cultural History: The Negara-Kertagama by Rakawi Prapanca of Majapahit, 1365 AD (The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff, 1962), vol. 4, p. 29. 34
  13. ^ G.J. Resink, Indonesia's History Between the Myths: Essays in Legal History and Historical Theory (The Hague: W. van Hoeve, 1968), p. 21.
  14. ^ Muljana, Slamet (2005) [First published 1965]. Menuju Puncak Kemegahan (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: LKIS.
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