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The Kediri Kingdom of Java

Type Event Region Southeast Asia Time 1121–1130

In the 1120s, the Kediri Kingdom of East Java was on the rise, integrating eastern Java through a Hindu-Buddhist hybrid culture and controlling rice-…

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  1. 1121–1126Kediri plain · East JavaThe Kediri royal house consolidated its rule over the Brantas River basin, integrating local lords and temple powers and bringing a divided East Java back under a centralized framework.
  2. 1124–1129Temple districts of East Java · JavaHindu and Buddhist traditions flourished side by side at court and in temples; literature in Sanskrit and Old Javanese was active, and epic adaptations and statuary art prepared the ground for later masterworks such as the Kakawin Ramayana.
  3. 1126–1130North coast of Java · JavaThrough its northern ports, Kediri maintained trade contacts with the Malay Archipelago and Song ships, exporting rice and forest products and importing ceramics and metalware, expanding Java's maritime influence amid Srivijaya's decline.

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