Majapahit Empire

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Hindu-Buddhist kingdom empire historical polity thalassocracy

The Majapahit Empire was a powerful 13th–16th century Javanese thalassocratic kingdom that dominated much of maritime Southeast Asia and became a major center of regional trade, culture, and Hindu-Buddhist civilization.

Observed surface forms (11)

Surface form As subject As object
Majapahit 0 9
Majapahit era 0 2
Majapahit royal court 0 2
Kingdom of Majapahit 0 1
Majapahit (royal court area) 0 1
Majapahit armed forces 0 1
Majapahit court 0 1
Majapahit dynasty 0 1
Majapahit golden age 0 1
Majapahit royal family 0 1

Statements (75)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu-Buddhist kingdom →
empire →
historical polity →
thalassocracy →
archaeologicalSite Trowulan →
surface form: Trowulan archaeological area
capital Majapahit Empire self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Majapahit (royal court area)

Trowulan →
continent Asia →
coreTerritory East Java →
surface form: eastern Java

Brantas River →
surface form: lower Brantas River valley
country Indonesia →
culturalInfluence Balinese culture →
Javanese culture →
Malay culture →
currency gold coins →
silver coins →
declineCause internal succession conflicts →
rise of Islamic sultanates in Java →
shifts in maritime trade routes →
economy maritime trade →
rice agriculture →
endTime c. 1527 →
early 16th century →
firstRuler Raden Wijaya →
foundedBy Raden Wijaya →
founder Raden Wijaya →
governmentType absolute monarchy →
monarchy →
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage tentative list →
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List (Trowulan)
influencedRegion Bali →
Borneo →
Malay Peninsula →
Maluku Islands →
Nusa Tenggara →
Sumatra →
southern Philippines →
language Kawi script →
surface form: Kawi

Kawi (Old Javanese) →
surface form: Old Javanese
locatedIn Java →
Maritime Southeast Asia →
militaryType land army →
naval power →
modernLegacy inspiration for Indonesian national emblem Garuda Pancasila →
symbol of Indonesian unity →
notableEvent Gajah Mada’s Palapa oath →
Kutaraja victory over Mongol Yuan expedition →
notableOfficial Gajah Mada →
notableRuler Brawijaya V →
Gajah Mada →
Hayam Wuruk →
Jayanegara →
Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi →
Wikramawardhana →
notableText Nagarakretagama →
Pararaton →
peakPeriod 14th century →
reign of Hayam Wuruk →
portType trading hub →
predecessorState Singhasari Kingdom →
surface form: Singhasari
religion Buddhism →
Hindu-Buddhist syncretism →
Hinduism →
startTime 1293 →
stateReligionForm Buddhism →
surface form: Buddhism (Mahayana)

Shaivism →
successorState Demak Sultanate →
symbol Surya Majapahit (sun emblem) →
tradeGoods precious woods →
rice →
spices →
textiles →
tradePartner Champa →
China →
India →
writingSystem Kawi script →

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gajah Mada → associatedWith → Majapahit Empire →
subject surface form: Surya Majapahit
Trowulan → associatedWith → Majapahit Empire →
Malay world → associatedWithPolity → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit
Majapahit Empire → capital → Majapahit Empire self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Majapahit (royal court area)
Brawijaya V → country → Majapahit Empire →
Hayam Wuruk → country → Majapahit Empire →
Jayanegara → country → Majapahit Empire →
Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi → country → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit
Wikramawardhana → country → Majapahit Empire →
Gajah Mada → countryOfCitizenship → Majapahit Empire →
Raden Wijaya → countryOfCitizenship → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit
Nagarakretagama → countryOfOrigin → Majapahit Empire →
Jayanegara → deathPlace → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit
Gajah Mada’s Palapa oath → declaredAt → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit royal court
Gajah Mada’s Palapa oath → declaredIn → Majapahit Empire →
Nagarakretagama → describes → Majapahit Empire →
Nagarakretagama → describes → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: territories of the Majapahit Empire
Pararaton → describes → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit
Gajah Mada → employer → Majapahit Empire →
Singhasari Kingdom → followedBy → Majapahit Empire →
Raden Wijaya → founded → Majapahit Empire →
Raden Wijaya → founded → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Majapahit
this entity surface form: Majapahit
Nagarakretagama → historicalPeriodDescribed → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit golden age
Javanese → historicalPolities → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit
Singhasari Kingdom → influenced → Majapahit Empire →
Brawijaya V → memberOf → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit royal family
Gajah Mada → militaryBranch → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit armed forces
Raden Wijaya → monarchOf → Majapahit Empire →
Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi → monarchOf → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika → originPeriod → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit era
Brawijaya V → partOf → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit dynasty
Gajah Mada → partOf → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit court
Trowulan → partOf → Majapahit Empire →
Raden Wijaya → placeOfDeath → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit
Demak Sultanate → precededBy → Majapahit Empire →
Wikramawardhana → realm → Majapahit Empire →
Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi → reignOver → Majapahit Empire →
Gajah Mada’s Palapa oath → timePeriod → Majapahit Empire →
this entity surface form: Majapahit era
Surya Majapahit (sun emblem) → usedBy → Majapahit Empire →
subject surface form: Surya Majapahit
this entity surface form: Majapahit royal court
Kawi (Old Javanese) → usedIn → Majapahit Empire →