Trunajaya
Trunajaya | |
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Madura, Mataram Sultanate | |
Died | 2 January 1680 Payak, East Java |
Other names | Panembahan Maduretna Panatagama |
Known for | Trunajaya rebellion |
Trunajaya (Madurese) or Tronajâyâ, also known as Panembahan Maduretno (1649 – 2 January 1680
Rebellion
Trunajaya was born in
The Mataram king, Amangkurat I, escaped to the north coast with his eldest son, the future king Amangkurat II, leaving his younger son Pangeran (Prince) Puger in Mataram. More interested in profit and revenge than in running a struggling empire, the rebel Trunajaya looted the court and withdrew to his stronghold in Kediri, East Java, leaving Prince Puger in control of a weak court.
While on his way to
The Dutch agreed, since for them, a stable Mataram empire that was deeply indebted to them would help ensure continued trade on favourable terms. The multi-ethnic Dutch forces, consisting of light-armed troops from
Legacy
The Trunajaya rebellion is remembered with pride as a heroic struggle by the
References
- de Graaf, H. J. (1976) [1952]. "Capture and death of Raden Truna Jaya, December 1679 – January 1680". Islamic States in Java 1500–1700. By Pigeaud, Th.; de Graaf, H. J. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff. pp. 82–84.
- ISBN 979-413-291-8.
Notes
- ^ ""Vorst Mangkoe Rat II doorsteekt met zijn kris, genaamd "de eerwaarde Blabor", den opstandeling Troenadjaja, dien hij met zijne twee vrouwen Kliting Koening en Kliting Woengoe, zusters van den vorst voor zich had laten komen, niettegenstaande dien opst..." Leiden University Libraries Digital Collections.
- ^ de Graaf 1976, p. 81.
- ^ a b c d Soekmono 2003, p. 68.