Ancient history

Kaḍiri | historical kingdom, Indonesia

Kaḍiri , a Hinduized kingdom in Eastern Java , was founded around the 11th century. Little is known about the kingdom. After the Pararaton ("Book of Kings"), a powerful king of East Java, Airlangga divided his kingdom between his two sons before he died in 1049:the western part was called Kaḍiri or Panjalu with Daha as capital, while the eastern part was called Janggala. Jayabhaya of Kaḍiri (r. 1135–57) successfully annexed Janggala. Jayabhaya and subsequent kings of Kaḍiri expanded their domains into non-Javanese areas, including the coastal areas of Borneo and the island of Bali. However, Kaḍiri could not control Sumatra because the rich the Śrivijaya , although it's now in decline understood , still prevalent in the region. The last king of Kaḍiri was Kertajaya, the power of Brahmins and thus conflicted with them. A rebel, Ken Angrok , later the king of Singhasāri, made a secret agreement with the Brahmins and defeated Kertajaya in Ganter in 1222. In place of Kaḍiri, the kingdom of Singhasāri was established. See also Kediri .