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The Kingdom of Kediri

Posted by Bimaster On Monday, January 31, 2011 0 komentar

Patung Airlangga dalam perwujudan Dewa Wisnu, salah satu peninggalan Kerajaan Kediri.Arca ini menggambarkan seorang laki-laki pada masa Kerajaan Kediri.Kerjasama tentara Mongol dan pasukan Arya Wiraraja dapat mengalahkan pasukan Kediri di bawah pimpinan Jayakatwang.Arca Syiwa ini dibangun pada masa Kerajaan Kediri yang bercorak Hindu sebagai persembahan kepada Dewa Syiwa.
1.Shiva statue was built in the Hindu kingdom of Kediri, which figured as offerings to the god Shiva.
2.Co-operation and the Mongol army to defeat the forces Arya Wiraraja Kediri troops under the command of Jayakatwang.
3.This statue depicts a man in the kingdom of Kediri.
 
4.The statue of Airlangga in the embodiment of Lord Vishnu, one of the relics of the kingdom of Kediri.


Kingdom is a kingdom of Kediri in East Java that was founded inthe 12th century.Kingdom is part of Old Mataram Kingdom. The Kingdom Center is located on the shores of Brantas river which at that time had become a busy shipping lane.
But then his position was taken by Ken Arok. Above is the former kingdom of Kediri, Ken Arok went on to establish the Kingdom Singasari, and Kediri under the authority of Singasari. When Singasari under Kertanegara reign (1268-1292), there was upheaval in the kingdom. Jayakatwang, king of Kediri, which has been subject to Singasari join the Regent Sumenep (Madura) to drop Kertanegara. Finally in 1292 Jayakatwang beat Kertanegara and rebuild the glory of the kingdom of Kediri. 

The development of the Kingdom of Kediri
In its development, its capital Daha Kediri kingdom grow into large, while the Kingdom Jenggala getting drowned. Allegedly Jenggala conquered by the Kingdom of Kediri. However, the loss of trace Jenggala may also be caused by the lack of an inscription inscription found abandoned or not abandoned the Kingdom Jenggala. Kediri kingdom of glory had fallen when the King Kertajaya (1185-1222) at odds with the priest class. This situation is exploited by akuwu Tumapel Tunggul Ametung.

But then his position was taken by Ken Arok. Above is the former kingdom of Kediri, Ken Arok went on to establish the Kingdom Singasari, and Kediri under the authority of Singasari. When Singasari under Kertanegara reign (1268-1292), there was upheaval in the kingdom. Jayakatwang, king of Kediri, which has been subject to Singasari join the Regent Sumenep (Madura) to drop Kertanegara. Finally in 1292 Jayakatwang beat Kertanegara and rebuild the glory of the kingdom of Kediri. 

The collapse of Kediri 
After successfully beat his Kertanegara, Kediri kingdom revived under Jayakatwang. One of his squad leader Singasari, Raden Wijaya, managed to escape to Madura. Because of good behavior, Jayakatwang allow Raden Wijaya Pull to open Forest as an area where he lives. In 1293, came the Mongol army sent by Emperor Kublai Khan to seek revenge against Kertanegara. This situation is exploited to attack Jayakatwang Raden Wijaya. He worked with the Mongols and Madurese troops under the leadership of Aryan Wiraraja to demolish Kediri. In the war Jayakatwang forces easily defeated. After that no more news about the kingdom of Kediri.


DID YOU KNOW

In its heyday Kediri kingdom developed into a maritime empire that controls the eastern waters of the archipelago.


Sumber : Syukur, Abdul, Ensiklopedi Umum untuk Pelajar , Jilid 5, Jakarta: Ichtiar Baru van Hoeve, 2005. Halaman 115.







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