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Kertanegara

Type Figure Region Java Time 1245–1292 Also known as Line of kings descended from Ken Arok

Kertanegara was 13th-century king of Singhasari in Java, born c.1245, died 1292, acceded 1268;…

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  1. 1245–1267Singhasari · East JavaKertanegara, a member of the Singhasari royal family, participated in East Java's politics as crown prince around the 1260s, accumulating personal connections and military resources for his later independent rule.
  2. 1268–1270Singhasari · East JavaAfter acceding in 1268, Kertanegara consolidated control over the East Java core, pursued a policy of patronizing Esoteric Buddhism, and began facing pressure from Yuan envoys, forming the hardline anti-Mongol stance of later years.
  3. 1271–1292Java · IndonesiaIn the middle and later years of his reign, Kertanegara expanded his sphere of influence to the Malay Peninsula, Bali, and elsewhere, repeatedly rejecting or humiliating Yuan envoys; the envoy-beheading incident around 1289 shocked the political landscape of the South China Sea, and he was assassinated in 1292.

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