Prabhu Natha Girindrawardhana Dyah Ranawijaya (born Ranawijaya) was the ruler of the
Majapahit
Majapahit ( jv, ꦩꦗꦥꦲꦶꦠ꧀; ), also known as Wilwatikta ( jv, ꦮꦶꦭ꧀ꦮꦠꦶꦏ꧀ꦠ; ), was a Javanese people, Javanese Hinduism, Hindu-Buddhism, Buddhist thalassocracy, thalassocratic empire in Southeast Asia that was ba ...
Empire between 1474 and 1498. He is referred in a Jiyu inscription as , which means ruler of Majapahit,
Janggala
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and
Kediri, and as Pa Bu Ta La in Chinese literature.
Background
Ranawijaya was born in
Trowulan
Trowulan is an archaeological site in Trowulan (subdistrict), Trowulan Subdistrict, Mojokerto Regency, in the Indonesian province of East Java. It includes approximately 100 square kilometres and has been theorized to be the site of the eponymo ...
(also called ''Wilwatikta'') to King
Singhawikramawardhana during a time of upheaval and decline across the Empire. In 1468 Prince
Kertabhumi rebelled against King Singhawikramawardhana and captured Trowulan. The king moved to
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, the former capital of
Kadiri
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, where he died. Thus when Ranawijaya ascended the throne in 1474, the empire was divided.
Early rule
For the first four years, Ranawijaya ruled from Daha in a climate of increasing conflict between Daha and Trowulan. This culminated in
Perang Sudarma Wisuta, meaning the war between father and son, in 1478.
In 1478, Ranawijaya's army under Udara attacked the defences at Trowulan.
Raden Patah
Raden Patah, also known as Jin Bun ( jv, ꦫꦢꦺꦤ꧀ꦦꦠꦃ; zh, t=靳文, s=, p=Jìn wén)(1455 in Jepara – 1518 in Demak) is the first sultan of Demak Sultanate. He became sultan in 1475, but the sultanate remained a vassal of Maja ...
of Demak sent reinforcements under Sunan Ngudung. According to
Babad Tanah Jawi
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, Raden Patah was the son of Kertabhumi and a Chinese concubine. Sunan Ngudung died in the battle and was replaced by
Sunan Kudus
Sunan Kudus (born Ja'far Shadiq; 1500-1550), founder of Kudus, is considered to be one of the Wali Sanga of Java, Indonesia.
He is said to have originated the wayang golek, and founded the masjid at Kudus using (it is said) the doors from th ...
, but the army managed to turn back Ranawijaya's forces. However, they did not stop Udara's troops storming the palace and killing Kertabhumi.
Later rule
With the death of Kertabhumi, Ranawijaya was now the undisputed ruler of Majapahit. He styled himself Girindrawardhana, the latter to show continuity with his predecessors back to Kritavijaya in 1447. In the Trailokyapuri Jiwu and Petak inscriptions, Girindrawardhana claims that he reunited Majapahit as one kingdom.
In the Jiyu inscription, he is referred to as , which means ruler of Majapahit,
Janggala
The Kingdom of Janggala is one of the two Javanese kingdoms that was formed when Airlangga abdicated his throne in favour of his two sons in 1045. The other Kingdom was Kediri. The Kingdom of Janggala comprised the northeastern part of the King ...
and
Kediri in 1486. However, his power was substantially smaller than his predecessors. Raden Patah named himself the Sultan of
Demak
Demak is on the north coast of Central Java province, on the island of Java, Indonesia.
* Demak, Demak, modern-day large town
* Demak Sultanate, sixteenth century sultanate
* Demak Regency
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and ceased paying homage to the Brawijaya. From that time, the Demak Sultanate rose to become the dominant force in Java.
Demak continued to fight Girindrawardhana. As they claimed descent from Kertabumi, Raden Patah and his successor
Pati Unus
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* Pati (title), an honorific
* Pati Regency, Indonesia
* Pati River, in Brazil
* Patricia, a given name
See also
*Patti (disambiguation)
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* Patti (name)
* Patti caste, a gr ...
fought Girindrawardhana in retribution for his death.
This conflict undermined the thriving economy.
References
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People from Java
15th-century monarchs in Asia
Year of birth unknown
1489 deaths