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Rise of the Kediri Kingdom in Java

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1060–1069

In the 1060s the Kediri (ancient Daha) kingdom of East Java gradually became the dominant power after Airlangga's division of Central Java, laying po…

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  1. 1045–1062Java island · JavaIn his later years Airlangga divided Central Java into Janggala and Panjalu (Kediri); in the 1060s Kediri gradually shook off its weak position in the divided pattern and concentrated resources on the core region of East Java.
  2. 1063–1069Kediri · East JavaUnder rulers such as Jayawarsa, Kediri strengthened Brantas river irrigation agriculture, built Hindu-Buddhist temples, and expanded control over local nobles through a system of land grants recorded in inscriptions.

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