Ancient history

Majapahit Empire | historical kingdom, Indonesia

Majapahit Empire , the last Indianized kingdom in Indonesia; It was to the east of Java and existed between the 13th and 16th centuries. The founder of Rich was Vijaya, a prince of Singhasāri ( see there ), who escaped when Jayakatwang, the ruler of Kaḍiri , captured the palace. In 1292, Mongol troops came to Java to avenge an insult to the emperor China , Kublai Khan , from Kertanagara, the king of Singhasari who had been replaced by Jayakatwang. Vijaya worked joined forces with Mongol troops to defeat Jayakatwang. Vijaya then turned on the Mongols and drove them out of Java.

Under his rule, the new kingdom successfully controlled Majapahit Bali , Madura, Malayu, and Tanjungpura. The power of the Majapahit reached its peak in the mid-14th century under the leadership of King Hayam Wuruk and its Prime Minister , Gajah Mada . Some scholars have argued that the areas of Majapahit today's Indonesia and a part Malaysias covered others claim its range was limited to East Java and Bali. Nevertheless, Majapahit became a major power in the region and maintained regular ties with China, Champa , Cambodia , anname and Siamese (Thailand). Majapahit's golden era was short-lived; the empire began to decline in 1364 after the death of Gajah Mada, and it was further weakened in 1389. The spread of after the death of Hayam Wuruk Islam and the rise of Islamic states along the north coast of Java finally brought the Majapahit era to an end in the late 15th or early 16th century.