Ken Arok

Sri Ranggah Rajasa Bhatara Sang Amurwabhumi Ken AngrokSri Ranggah Rajasa Bhatara Sang AmurwabhumiBali-lontar-Tojan-Kénangrok.King of TumapelReign1222–1227PredecessorOffice establishedSuccessorAnusapatiBorn1182 (1182)Area of East Java (then under the rule of Kediri)Died1227 (aged 44–45) Dharma site of Kagenengan, consecrated as ŚivamahadewaBurialCandi Kagenengan (east of Sang Hyang Kawi), Malang, East JavaSpouseKen Dedes (Queen Consort)Ken Umang (Concubine)IssueAnusapatiMahisa Wonga TelengApanji SaprangGunungbhayaDewi RembuTohjayaPanji SudhatuTuan WergolaDewi RambiDynastyRajasaFatherSri JayamertaMotherKen NdokReligionHindu Shaivism Ken Arok (or Ken Angrok) (Kawi script: 𑼒𑼾𑼥𑽁𑼄𑼖𑽂𑼔𑽂𑼬𑼾𑼴𑼒𑽁) (Javanese script: ꦏꦺꦤ꧀ꦄꦁꦫꦺꦴꦏ꧀), Rajasa (died c. 1227), was the founder and first ruler of Singhasari (also spelled Singosari), a medieval Indianized Hindu–Buddhist kingdom in the East Java area of Indonesia. He is considered the ancestor of the Rajasa dynasty of the Singhasari and Majapahit line of monarchs. He came from humble origins but subsequently rose to be the most powerful ruler in Java. His life was coloured with adventur