Mataram Kingdom of Central Java (9th century)

Timeline

1. c. 832–856Central Java · Central JavaThe Shaivist noble Rakai Pikatan clashed with the Buddhist Syailendra forces, and the Mataram kingdom established its rule over Central Java. Some Syailendra royal members fled to Srivijaya, and Java's religious landscape shifted from Mahayana Buddhist dominance to Shaivist dominance.
2. c. 850–900Prambanan · PrambananThe Mataram monarch ordered the construction of the Prambanan Shiva temple complex, its towering pointed spires displaying royal power and religious orthodoxy, standing in contrast to the Buddhist architecture of Borobudur and becoming a representative work of 9th-century Javanese Hindu art.