King Hayam Wuruk and Princess Pitaloka
Hayam Wuruk was the fourth King of Majapahit, reigning from 1350 to 1389. Citra Rashmi (also known as Princess Pitaloka) was the daughter of the King of Sunda, Prabu Maharaja Lingga Buana.
In 1357 a matchmaker was sent from Majapahit to Sunda to ask for Princess Pitaloka’s hand in marriage to King Hayam Wuruk.
The Sunda royal family set sail for Trowulan, the Majapahit capital, anticipating a happy future for Sunda once Pitaloka was Queen of Majapahit.
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Majapahit Kingdom
Tiger Stone is set during the time when the Majapahit Kingdom ruled over most of Java. The Majapahit Kingdom was based in East Java and traced its origins to 1293. In the 14th century, under the rule of King Hayam Wuruk, the kingdom sought to extend its rule beyond Java. The map shows the extent of Majapahit influence according to the Desawarnana, one of very few sources of written information about Majapahit.
From Robert Cribb, Digital Atlas of Indonesian History (Copenhagen: NIAS Press, 2010), reproduced with permission. The Desawarnana was written as a eulogy for King Hayam Wuruk so some historians question whether it might have overstated the Majapahit influence. However, with so few written records it is difficult to be certain one way or the other.
The Desawarnana's view of the Majapahit Kindom was certainly very important to the Indonesian independence movement in the early 20th century as it suggested that the Dutch colonial power wasn't the first to unify the islands that would become Indonesia.
Majapahit Kingdom
Tiger Stone is set during the time when the Majapahit Kingdom ruled over most of Java. The Majapahit Kingdom was based in East Java and traced its origins to 1293. In the 14th century, under the rule of King Hayam Wuruk, the kingdom sought to extend its rule beyond Java. The map shows the extent of Majapahit influence according to the Desawarnana, one of very few sources of written information about Majapahit.
From Robert Cribb, Digital Atlas of Indonesian History (Copenhagen: NIAS Press, 2010), reproduced with permission. The Desawarnana was written as a eulogy for King Hayam Wuruk so some historians question whether it might have overstated the Majapahit influence. However, with so few written records it is difficult to be certain one way or the other.
The Desawarnana's view of the Majapahit Kindom was certainly very important to the Indonesian independence movement in the early 20th century as it suggested that the Dutch colonial power wasn't the first to unify the islands that would become Indonesia.
Sunda Kingdom
While the Majapahit Kingdom may have been spreading its influence from Sumatra to Papua, it certainly wasn’t having much luck closer to home. The Sunda Kingdom (also known as Pajajaran) in West Java never submitted to Majapahit rule and echoes of the rivalry between the two kingdoms can still be heard today.
Even less is known about the Sunda Kingdom than is known about the Majapahit Kingdom but...
