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Majapahit core realm and provinces (Mancanagara) in eastern and central parts of Java, including islands of Madura and Bali. Majapahit recognise the hierarchy classifications of lands within its realm: Bhumi: the kingdom, ruled by the king; Nagara: the province, ruled by the rajya (governor), or natha (lord), or bhre (prince or duke)
The Dwipantara area came to face Majapahit led by their priests. In canto 93.1 the priests compose a hymn of praise to the Maharaja of Majapahit. The relationship between Dwipantara to Majapahit is sumiwi (serving). [26] Ambassadors from India and China came with merchants and played a role in stabilizing political and economic relations. [27]
Gajah Mada (c. 1290 – c. 1364), also known as Jirnnodhara, [3] was a powerful military leader and mahapatih [Note 3] of the Javanese empire of Majapahit during the 14th century.
In 1350, the Majapahit Empire, under the leadership of Mahapatih [a] Gajah Mada, launched a naval invasion against the Samudera Pasai in northern tip of Sumatra. [1] [2] The invasion resulted in the defeat of Sultan Ahmad Malik. The conflict was reportedly triggered by allegations of the Sultan's cruelty.
One of the religious practices of the Majapahit royal family was the "royal walkabout". They visited cornerstones of the empire and paid homage to the ancestors of the king. The poem also describes the death of Hayam Wuruk's most trusted regent, Gajah Mada. [2] The Queen Grandmother Rajapatni had a special place in Prapanca's poem.
Gayatri Rajapatni (c.1276 [citation needed] —1350) was the queen consort of Majapahit's founder and first king Kertarajasa Jayawardhana, and also the mother of Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, the queen regnant of Majapahit. A devout Buddhist, she was the youngest daughter of Kertanegara, king of Singhasari.
The term Majapahit emerged because in the Tarik forest area there are many maja (mojo) fruits which taste bitter. Raden Wijaya became the first king of Majapahit which became independent in 1293. Arya Wiraraja was appointed as the pasangguhan/ senapati (warlord) of Majapahit with the title Rakryan Mantri Arya Wiraraja Makapramuka. [7]
Jayanegara or Jayanagara (formal regnal name Sri Maharaja Wiralandagopala Sri Sundarapandya Dewa Adhiswara or Sri Sundarapandyadevadhisvara Vikramottungadeva, also known as Kala Gemet) was a Javanese emperor and the second monarch of the Majapahit Empire from 1309 to his death in 1328, and also Prince of Kediri from 1295.