Expansion of the Majapahit Kingdom

Name: Expansion of the Majapahit Kingdom
Start: 1371
End: 1380

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1371–1380

In the 1370s, Majapahit under Hayam Wuruk continued its hegemonic expansion across the Javanese-Malay archipelago, including the 1377 expedition agai…

Timeline

1371–1376Majapahit capital · JavaAfter Gajah Mada's death, Hayam Wuruk continued to maintain the vassal and tributary network centered on Majapahit, holding suzerain authority over Bali, Lombok, and the ports of the Malay Archipelago.
1377Malayu (Palembang) · SumatraMajapahit's naval forces campaigned against the Malayu kingdom in Sumatra, defeating local rulers, bringing Palembang into its sphere of influence, and controlling the trade routes at the northern end of the Strait of Malacca.

Sources

A History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1200 — M. C. Ricklefs (2008)
Negara: The Theatre State in Nineteenth-Century Bali — Clifford Geertz (1980)