Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung

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Javanese king Mataram Kingdom monarch historical figure ruler

Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung was a prominent 10th-century ruler of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom in Central Java, known from numerous inscriptions that document his political authority and administrative reforms.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Dyah Balitung	2
Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung canonical	2
Rakai (regional lord) in Central Java	1
Rakai Sumba Dyah Wawa	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Javanese king ⓘ Mataram Kingdom monarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ
administrativeUnit	simā (tax-free land grant) ⓘ watak (territorial district) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Balitung ⓘ Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung ⓘ surface form: Dyah Balitung
assertedAuthorityOver	local village chiefs ⓘ regional aristocracy ⓘ
capitalRegion	Java ⓘ surface form: Central Java
century	10th century ⓘ
chronologicalRole	one of the best-documented rulers of early Mataram ⓘ
civilization	Ancient Java ⓘ
dynasty	Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ
governanceStyle	centralized monarchy ⓘ
historicalSignificance	key figure in the political consolidation of the Medang Kingdom in Central Java ⓘ
introduced	administrative reforms ⓘ
issued	royal charters ⓘ tax regulations ⓘ
kingdom	Medang Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Mataram Kingdom Medang Kingdom ⓘ
knownFrom	copperplate inscriptions ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions	Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ surface form: Old Javanese Sanskrit ⓘ
name	Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung self-link ⓘ
notableInscription	Guntur inscription ⓘ Kubu-Kubu inscription ⓘ Kubu-Kubu inscription ⓘ surface form: Mantyasih inscription Pajang inscription ⓘ Telang inscription ⓘ Telahap inscription ⓘ surface form: Watukura inscription
policy	confirmation of village rights and obligations ⓘ granting simā lands to religious institutions ⓘ
politicalRole	consolidated royal authority over Central Java ⓘ reorganized administrative territories ⓘ
precededBy	Rakai Kayuwangi Dyah Lokapala ⓘ
regionRuled	Java ⓘ surface form: Central Java
reignEnd	circa 910 ⓘ
reignStart	circa 898 ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Shaivism ⓘ
sourceType	epigraphic evidence ⓘ
succeededBy	Daksha ⓘ surface form: Rakai Daksa
supported	Hindu temples ⓘ religious foundations ⓘ
title	Panembahan Senapati ⓘ surface form: Maharaja of Mataram Rakai Kayuwangi ⓘ surface form: Rakai Watukura

Referenced by (6)

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

Balitung → alsoKnownAs → Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dyah Balitung

Mpu Sindok → predecessor → Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rakai Sumba Dyah Wawa

Rakai Pikatan → positionHeld → Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rakai (regional lord) in Central Java

Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung → name → Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung self-link ⓘ

Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung → alsoKnownAs → Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dyah Balitung