Kediri Kingdom

E14598
Hindu-Buddhist kingdom Javanese kingdom medieval polity

The Kediri Kingdom was a powerful medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in eastern Java, renowned for its flourishing literature, trade, and cultural achievements.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Kediri period 2
Kediri dynasty 1
Kingdom of Kediri 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu-Buddhist kingdom ⓘ
Javanese kingdom ⓘ
medieval polity ⓘ
artStyle Classical East Javanese art ⓘ
associatedWork Mahabharata ⓘ
surface form: Kakawin Bharatayuddha

Kakawin Gatotkacasraya ⓘ
Kakawin Hariwangsa ⓘ
Kakawin Smaradahana ⓘ
capital Daha ⓘ
Dahanapura ⓘ
centeredAround East Java ⓘ
surface form: Kediri region
conflictWith Singhasari Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Singhasari
continent Asia ⓘ
country Indonesia ⓘ
culture Javanese culture ⓘ
declineCause Singhasari Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: rise of Singhasari
economy maritime commerce ⓘ
rice agriculture ⓘ
spice trade ⓘ
era Middle Javanese ⓘ
surface form: Classical Javanese period
flourishedIn 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
knownFor cultural achievements ⓘ
flourishing literature ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
language Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ
surface form: Old Javanese
literaryLanguage Kawi script ⓘ
surface form: Kawi
locatedIn East Java ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Java

Java ⓘ
mainRiver Brantas River ⓘ
notableRuler Airlangga ⓘ
Jayabaya ⓘ
Kameçvara ⓘ
Kertajaya ⓘ
politicalSystem monarchy ⓘ
predecessor Kahuripan ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
religiousInfluence Mahayana ⓘ
surface form: Mahayana Buddhism

Shaivism ⓘ
sourceType inscriptions ⓘ
literary texts ⓘ
successor Singhasari Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: Singhasari
tradePartner China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Srivijaya Empire ⓘ
surface form: Srivijaya
writingSystem Old Javanese script ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

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

Dahanapura → capitalOf → Kediri Kingdom ⓘ
Kertajaya → dynasty → Kediri Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kediri dynasty
Medang Kingdom → followedBy → Kediri Kingdom ⓘ
Kakawin Hariwangsa → historicalContext → Kediri Kingdom ⓘ
Kakawin Smaradahana → literaryPeriod → Kediri Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kediri period
Dahanapura → locatedIn → Kediri Kingdom ⓘ
Kakawin Gatotkacasraya → period → Kediri Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kediri period
Singhasari Kingdom → precededBy → Kediri Kingdom ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Kediri
Kawi (Old Javanese) → usedIn → Kediri Kingdom ⓘ