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Majapahit Kingdom

Type Object Region Southeast Asia Time 1293–1527

Majapahit was a Hindu-Buddhist maritime kingdom ruling Java and surrounding islands from the late 13th to 16th century, with its capital at Trowulan …

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  1. 1292East Java · East JavaAfter the Singhasari kingdom was usurped by the rebel general Jayakatwang in 1292, Raden Wijaya bided his time using the intervention of Yuan dynasty troops, laying the foundation for rebuilding a regime around Trowulan.
  2. 1293Trowulan · East JavaIn 1293 Wijaya defeated and expelled the remnants of the Yuan expeditionary force, took the throne at Trowulan, and proclaimed the realm Majapahit, using Hindu-Buddhist royal symbols to integrate East Java's nobility and local powers and establishing the layout of the new capital.
  3. 1294–1300Majapahit capital and surroundings · East JavaIn the years after founding, Majapahit controlled coastal ports of eastern Java through marriage alliances, investitures, and military action, absorbed former Singhasari officials, and initially established dominant influence over the Moluccan spice-producing regions and Sunda Strait routes.
  4. 1300–1350Trowulan · East JavaIn the first half of the 14th century the capital continuously expanded palaces, temples, and hydraulic systems; brick architecture and surviving Hindu statuary show maturing ritual space of royal power, laying material foundations for the later Hayam Wuruk era's maritime hegemony.

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