Decline of the Majapahit Empire in the 1460s

Timeline

1. 1461–1466Trowulan · JavaIn the early 1460s Majapahit experienced successive changes of ruler, with Singha Wikramawardhana and then Girindrawardhana ascending the throne in turn; court infighting weakened control over local vassals.
2. 1463–1468Northern coast of Java · JavaNorthern port cities and trade routes gradually slipped from Majapahit's direct control, reducing trade taxes and tribute and further depleting the financial and military resources on which the empire depended.
3. 1465–1470North coast of Java (around present-day Semarang–Gresik) · JavaIslamic preachers such as the wali songo were active in the northern ports, and the power of local Muslim leaders accumulated, creating the conditions for sultanates such as Demak to replace Majapahit's hegemony in the 1470s.