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Raden Wijaya

Type Figure Region Majapahit Time c. 1255–1309 Also known as Kertarajasa

Raden Wijaya (c. 1255–1309) was the founding ruler of the Majapahit Empire, who defeated the Mongol expeditionary force in 1293 and established Majap…

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  1. 1301–1306Trowulan · East JavaFrom 1301 to 1306, Raden Wijaya consolidated Majapahit's rule over East Java from a base at Trowulan. After driving out the Mongol army in 1293, he enfeoffed allied polities, integrated the former territories of Singhasari and Kediri, and strengthened his legitimacy through royal marriages such as that with Rajapatni Gayatri. During this period Majapahit developed from a regional kingdom into the embryo of an empire balancing maritime trade and a tributary system.
  2. 1307–1309Simping · BlitarFrom 1307 to 1309, Raden Wijaya entered the late phase of his reign, continuing to rely on allied polities such as Madura to maintain order in eastern Java. According to the Nagarakretagama, he died in 1309 and was buried at the Simping shrine, worshipped under the name Harihara, a fusion of Vishnu and Shiva. His son Jayanagara succeeded him, and Majapahit entered the era of its second-generation ruler.

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