Balitung

E84647

Javanese king Medang monarch historical figure ruler

Balitung was a prominent ruler of the early Javanese Medang (Mataram) Kingdom, known for consolidating royal power and expanding the kingdom’s influence in Central Java.

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Label	Occurrences
Balitung canonical	4

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Javanese king ⓘ Medang monarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung ⓘ surface form: Dyah Balitung Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung ⓘ
associatedWith	Kubu-Kubu inscription ⓘ Kubu-Kubu inscription ⓘ surface form: Mantyasih inscription Prambanan Temple ⓘ surface form: Prambanan Temple complex Shivagrha inscription ⓘ Telahap inscription ⓘ
capital	Mataram ⓘ
country	Medang Kingdom ⓘ
culture	Javanese ⓘ
dynasty	Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ surface form: Medang dynasty
era	Javanese Hindu-Buddhist civilization ⓘ surface form: Early Medang period
issued	Kubu-Kubu inscription ⓘ Kubu-Kubu inscription ⓘ surface form: Mantyasih inscription Telahap inscription ⓘ surface form: Rukam inscription Telahap inscription ⓘ
knownFor	administrative reforms ⓘ consolidating royal power in Medang ⓘ expanding Medang influence in Central Java ⓘ issuing numerous stone inscriptions ⓘ temple endowments ⓘ
languageUsed	Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ surface form: Old Javanese Sanskrit ⓘ
notableAction	affirmed legitimacy of Medang kingship through charters ⓘ reorganized royal genealogy in inscriptions ⓘ
partOf	Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ surface form: Sanjaya lineage tradition
policy	granting sima (tax-free) lands to religious institutions ⓘ strengthening central authority over regional rulers ⓘ supporting temple construction and maintenance ⓘ
positionHeld	Samaratungga ⓘ surface form: King of Mataram Mpu Sindok ⓘ surface form: King of Medang
precededBy	Rakai Kayuwangi ⓘ
regionRuled	Java ⓘ surface form: Central Java Kedu Plain ⓘ Prambanan subdistrict ⓘ surface form: Prambanan area
reignEnd	c. 910 ⓘ
reignIn	Java ⓘ surface form: Central Java
reignStart	c. 898 ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ Shaivism ⓘ
succeededBy	Daksha ⓘ
timePeriod	10th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Medang Kingdom → notableRuler → Balitung ⓘ

Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung → alsoKnownAs → Balitung ⓘ

Daksha → predecessor → Balitung ⓘ

Daksha → successorOf → Balitung ⓘ