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Mataram Kingdom of Java

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1020–1029

In the 1020s the Mataram (Medang) kingdom of Central Java, under Airlangga, achieved reunification after division, restoring irrigation agriculture a…

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  1. 1019–1025Eastern to central Java · JavaAirlangga acceded after the kingdom's division and famine, gradually conquering rival polities, bringing East Java and the central regions back under a single royal authority, and restoring central control over local fiefs and temple estates.
  2. 1020–1029Temple districts of Central Java · JavaThe court patronized Buddhist and Shaiva temples, restored irrigation and rice production, and consolidated noble loyalty through religious donations and land grants; once Mataram's strength recovered, it posed an eastern challenge to Srivijaya.

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