Śri Ajñadewi was a reigning
queen
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of
Bali
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
, who flourished in 1016 CE.
Queen Śri Ajñadewi succeeded king
Udayana Warmadewa
Udayana Warmadewa, also Dharmmodayana Warmadewa, was a king of the island of Bali in the 10th century. He belongs to the Warmadewa dynasty. He was married to the Javanese queen Mahendradatta, also known as Gunapriyadharmapatni. Their son was the ...
and queen
Mahendradatta
Mahendradatta (961—1011 CE), also known as Gunapriya Dharmapatni, was the queen of Bali, the queen consort of Udayana Warmadewa, also popularly known as King Udayana from Warmadewa dynasty. She was also the mother of Javanese hero-king Airlang ...
, but it is unknown how she was related to them. The circumstances of her succession is not confirmed.
In the Pucangan inscription, it is noted that at this point in time, the kingdom of East Java was attacked by king Wurawari during the wedding between prince Airlangga of Bali, the son of the widower king Udayana Warmadewa, and the princess of Dharmawangsa. The attack caused chaos and resulted in the escape of prince Airlangga and, possibly, in the death of Udayana Warmadewa. It was at this point Śri Ajñadewi became ruler.
There is a theory that Śri Ajñadewi, who was likely either a member of the dynasty of East Java or the Bali dynasty, was appointed to act as trustee of the throne, because the crown prince
Marakata Pangkaja
Makata Pangkaja was a Balinese people, Balinese king from the Warmadewa dynasty. He was the son of King Udayana Warmadewa, Udayana and Queen Mahendradatta, a Javanese people, Javanese princess. His royal title was Çri Dharmawangsa Wardhana Marakat ...
was a minor, and that she ruled until he came of age. Marakata Pangkaja is known to be an adult in 1022, when an inscription confirmed that he ruled and Śri Ajñadewi was no longer ruler.
[Jan Hendrik Peters, ]
Tri Hita Karana
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References
* Jan Hendrik Peters,
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