Ratu Kalinyamat

Ratna Kencana
Ratna Kencana
	Modern painting of Ratu Kalinyamat
Born	Demak (Demak Sultanate)
Died	Jepara (Kalinyamat Sultanate)
Occupation	Leader of (Kalinyamat Kingdom)
Known for	Ratu Kalinyamat Kingdom
Title	Nimas Ratu Kalinyamat
Spouse	Sultan Hadlirin
Parent	Sultan Trenggono (Father)

Ratu Kalinyamat or Ratna Kencana (died after 1579) was the queen regnant of Kalinyamat and Jepara, a Javanese Islamic polity on northern coast of Central Java in ca. 1549–1579.^[1] She is mainly known for her attack and naval expeditions against Portuguese Malacca.^[2]

She was the daughter of Sultan Trenggana of Demak and the spouse of Sultan Hadlirin. Ratna Kencana ascended the throne after the assassination of her brother, Sunan Prawoto, and her husband by Arya Penangsang.

^ Chusnul Hayati, Agustinus Supriyono, Sugiyarto, Siti Maziyah, Mulyo Hadi Purnomo, and Alamsyah, Ratu Kalinyamat: Biografi tokoh wanita abad XVI dari Jepara (Semarang:Penerbit Jeda, 2007)
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[1] Chusnul Hayati, Agustinus Supriyono, Sugiyarto, Siti Maziyah, Mulyo Hadi Purnomo, and Alamsyah, Ratu Kalinyamat: Biografi tokoh wanita abad XVI dari Jepara (Semarang:Penerbit Jeda, 2007)

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