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Kingdom of Janggala
1042–1130s
Janggala was the eastern of the two kingdoms created when Airlangga divided Kahuripan in 1045 (or 1042). Its capital lay around Kahuripan/Hujung Galuh (near modern Surabaya), governing the eastern portion of the old realm — the Malang and Surabaya region.
- Existed
- 1042–1130s
- Shown on the map
- 1046–1138
- Peak area
- 35k km²
- Region
- Oceania
Overview
Janggala was the eastern of the two kingdoms created when Airlangga divided Kahuripan in 1045 (or 1042). Its capital lay around Kahuripan/Hujung Galuh (near modern Surabaya), governing the eastern portion of the old realm — the Malang and Surabaya region. Its rulers included Mapanji Garasakan (1042–1052), Alanjung Ahyes (1052–1059), and Samarotsaha (1059–). Janggala proved the weaker twin. Around 1135 it was conquered by Kediri's Jayabaya, and the two realms were symbolically reunited around 1136 when Kameshvara of Kediri married a princess of Janggala. Janggala's memory endured in Javanese royal ideology: Majapahit later recognized it as one of its provinces, and the "Janggala-Kediri" duality became a recurring motif in the legitimation of later Javanese dynasties.
Common questions
- What was the Kingdom of Janggala?
- Janggala was the eastern of the two kingdoms created when Airlangga divided Kahuripan in 1045 (or 1042). Its capital lay around Kahuripan/Hujung Galuh (near modern Surabaya), governing the eastern portion of the old realm — the Malang and Surabaya region.
- When did the Kingdom of Janggala exist?
- The Kingdom of Janggala existed 1042–1130s. On this map it is drawn 1046–1138.
- How large was the Kingdom of Janggala?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the Kingdom of Janggala covered about 35,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity and its key rulers as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and UN sources, Pacific news organisations, and the scholarship of Ricklefs, Andaya, Coedès, Carey, Sri Margana and Smith & Smith. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Janggala en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janggala
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