Dalem Bekung, also known as Pamayun, was a king of Bali who is traditionally dated in the second half of the 16th century. He belonged to a dynasty of kings who were descended from Majapahit on Java, and reigned from their palace (puri) in Gelgel.

Intrigues and rebellions

The main source for his reign is the

nobleman Batan Jeruk who took Dalem Bekung and his brother Seganing into custody. He was immediately opposed by the majority of the grandees of the kingdom and the two infant princes were rescued. Batan Jeruk fled and was killed by loyalist soldiers. His kinsmen later founded the Karangasem

kingdom in East Bali.

Dewa Anggungan was spared but lost his

Nirartha

, who had entertained a profound impact on the religious elite culture on Bali, died.

A conflict between the noblemen Kiyayi Pande and Gusti Talabah escalated into a full-scale rebellion where Kiyayi Pande mounted a desperate attack on the troops of the king. In the end he was defeated and killed with utmost effort, an event dated in 1578 by various texts. After this event Dalem Bekung had to leave the Gelgel palace. Late versions of the Babad Dalem assert that his brother Dalem Seganing took over as king in his stead at this point.^[2]

Defeat by the Javanese

Towards the end of Dalem Bekung's life, a military expedition was organized to support the East

Blambangan against Pasuruan, a port and kingdom on the north coast of Java. The expedition, which was led by the nobleman Jelantik, sailed to Panarukan in East Java, and marched into the land of Pasuruan. However, it met with a shattering defeat and Jelantik was killed. Some time after this calamity, Dalem Bekung died. His name is in fact a nickname, meaning 'the childless'. His brother Dalem Seganing either took the throne or continued to reign.^[3]

When the first

Muslim Pasuruan. A later Dutch account indicates that the expedition was fruitless, since Blambangan fell to Pasuruan in c. 1597. It has been argued that this must be the Jelantik expedition mentioned in the Babad Dalem. Another hypothesis places Dalem Bekung's reign much later, in the 1630s.^[5]

References

^ I Wayan Warna et al. (tr.), Babad Dalem. Teks dan Terjemahan. Denpasar: Dinas Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Daerah Tingkat I Bali 1986.
^ I B. Rai Putra, Babad Dalem. Denpasar: Upada Sastra 1991, p. 59.
^ C.C. Berg, De middeljavaansche historische traditië. Santpoort: Mees 1927, pp. 144-54.
^ W.A. Hanna, Bali Chronicles. Singapore: Periplus 2004, pp. 32-7.
^ H. Creese, 'Balinese Babad as Historical Sources', Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 147 1991.

Preceded by Dalem Baturenggong	King of Bali fl. 1558-1578	Succeeded by Dalem Seganing

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Intrigues and rebellions

Defeat by the Javanese

See also

References