Girindrawardhana

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Dyah Ranawijaya
ꦢꦾꦃꦬꦟꦮꦶꦗꦪ
Girindrawardhana
ꦓꦶꦬꦶꦟ꧀ꦢꦿꦮꦂꦝꦟ
Reign1474–1498
PredecessorKertabhumi
SuccessorUdara
BornTrowulan, Java
Died1498
Daha, Java
FatherSinghavikramavardhana
ReligionBuddhism

Prabhu Natha Girindrawardhana Dyah Ranawijaya (born Ranawijaya) was the ruler of the

Kediri, and as Pa Bu Ta La in Chinese literature.[1]

Background

Ranawijaya was born in

Daha, the former capital of Kadiri, where he died. Thus when Ranawijaya ascended the throne in 1474, the empire was divided.[2]

Early rule

For the first four years, Ranawijaya ruled from Daha in a climate of increasing conflict between Daha and Trowulan. This culminated in

Perang Sudarma Wisuta
, meaning the war between father and son, in 1478.

In 1478, Ranawijaya's army under Udara attacked the defences at Trowulan. Raden Patah of Demak sent reinforcements under Sunan Ngudung. According to Babad Tanah Jawi, Raden Patah was the son of Kertabhumi and a Chinese concubine.[3] Sunan Ngudung died in the battle and was replaced by Sunan Kudus, but the army managed to turn back Ranawijaya's forces. However, they did not stop Udara's troops storming the palace and killing Kertabhumi.[4]

Later rule

With the death of Kertabhumi, Ranawijaya was now the undisputed ruler of Majapahit.

Kediri in 1486. However, his power was substantially smaller than his predecessors. Raden Patah named himself the Sultan of Demak and ceased paying homage to the Brawijaya. From that time, the Demak Sultanate rose to become the dominant force in Java.[7]

Demak continued to fight Girindrawardhana. As they claimed descent from Kertabumi, Raden Patah and his successor Pati Unus fought Girindrawardhana in retribution for his death.[6]

References

  1. ^ Muljana, Slamet (2005). Runtuhnya Kerajaan Hindu-Jawa dan Timbulnya Negara-Negara Islam di Nusantara (in Indonesian). Jakarta: PT LKiS Pelangi Aksara. p. 68.
  2. ^ Prawirayuda, Pandji R. (1989). Babad Majapahit dan Para Wali (Volume 3) (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Proyek Penerbitan Buku Sastra Indonesia dan Daerah.
  3. ^ Olthof, W.L. (2007). Babad Tanah Jawi, Mulai dari Nabi Adam Sampai Tahun 1647 (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: Narasi.
  4. ^ Djafar, Hasan (1978). Girīndrawarddhana: Beberapa Masalah Majapahit Akhir (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Yayasan Dana Pendidikan Buddhis Nalanda. p. 50.
  5. ^ de Graaf, H.J.; Pigeaud, T.H. (2001). Kerajaan Islam Pertama di Jawa (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Pustaka Utama Grafiti.
  6. ^ a b Poesponegoro, Marwati Djoened; Notosusanto, Nugroho (1990). Sejarah Nasional Indonesia Jilid II (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Balai Pustaka. p. 448–451.
  7. ^ Ricklefs, Merle Calvin (1993). A History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1300 (2nd edition). Stanford: Stanford University Press.
Girindrawardhana
Preceded by
Brawijaya V
Ruler of Majapahit
1478–1489
Succeeded by
Brawijaya VII