Historiography of Majapahit

Majapahit Empire

Capital         : Majapahit, Wilwatikta (now is Trowulan)
Language     : Old Javanese (main language), Sanskrit (religion language)
Religion        : Kejawen, Hinduism, Buddhism, Animism
Government : Monarchy
Kings           : - Raden Wijaya (Kertarajasa Jayawardhana) (1293-1309)
                     - Jayanagara (1309-1328)
                     - Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi (1328-1350)
                     - Hayam Wuruk (Rajasanagara) (1350-1389)
                     - Wikramawardhana (1390-1428)
                     - Suhita (1429-1447)
                     - Dyah Kertawijaya (1447-1451)
                     - Rajasawardhana (1451-1453)
                     - Girishawardhana (1456-1466)
                     - Singhawikramawardhana (Suraprabhawa) (1466-1474)
                     - Girindrawardhana Dyah Wijayakarana(1468-1478)
                     - Singawardhana Dyah Wijayakusuma (Pararaton mentioned that he/she being the king for 4 
                       months before he died suddenly) ( ? - 1486 )
                     - Girindrawardhana Dyah Ranawijaya alias Bhre Kertabumi (allegedly as Brawijaya, according
                       Pararaton books and Suma Oriental of Tome Pires on 1513) (1474-1519)
 History       : - Coronation = November 10th, 1923
                     - Demak Kingdom Takeover = 1527
                     - Currency = Native gold and silver coins, called Kepeng (coins imported from China and later
                        produced locally.



         Majapahit was a vast thalassocratic archipelagic empire based on the island of Java (now is a part of Indonesia) from 1293 to around 1500. Majapahit reached its peak of glory during the era of Hayam Wuruk, whose reign from 1350 to 1389 marked by conquest which extended through Southeast Asia. His achievement is also credited to his prime minister, Gajah Mada. According to the Nagarakretagama (Desawarñana) written in 1365, Majapahit was an empire of 98 tributaries, stretching from Sumatra to New Guinea. Consisting of present day Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, southern Thailand, Philipines, and East Timor, although the true nature of Majapahit sphere of  influence is still the subject of studies among historians.

         Majapahit was one of the last major empires of the region and is considered to be one of the greatest and most powerful empires in the history of Indonesia and Southeast Asia, one that is sometimes seen as the precedent for Indonesia's modern boundaries. Its influence extended beyond the modern territory of Indonesia and has been the subject of many studies.
About the name of this Kingdom, suggested that maja came from the Javanese name of an Indonesian tree that it has a bitter taste fruit. Bitter taste in Indonesian called 'pahit'. And the place of Majapahit Kingdom was founding by Raden Wijaya is rich of that tree. And before founded that Kingdom, Raden Wijaya ever taste that fruit because he felt hungry and no one food arround there, exept that fruit. So, Raden Wijaya called his Kingdom as Majapahit.