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Kertanegara

Type Figure Region Southeast Asia Time 1254–1292 Also known as Father-in-law of Raden Wijaya

Kertanegara (1254–1292) was ruler of Singhasari, reigning from 1268 to 1292;…

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  1. 1271–1280Singhasari · East Java ProvinceIn the 1270s Kertanegara consolidated his rule over East Java, pursuing a religious policy balancing the Shaiva and Esoteric Buddhist traditions. In 1275 he launched the Pamalayu expedition, conquering the Malayu kingdom of Sumatra, extending his influence to the southern Malay Peninsula and controlling important trade routes.
  2. 1281–1292Singhasari · East Java ProvinceIn 1289 the Yuan dynasty sent envoys demanding Kertanegara's submission; he flatly refused, had the envoys tattooed on the forehead, and sent them back, provoking Kublai Khan to dispatch a punitive expedition. In 1292 the vassal lord Jayakatwang of Kediri rebelled; Kertanegara was killed in the fighting, Singhasari fell, and Majapahit subsequently rose to power.

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