Sanjaya dynasty

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Javanese dynasty dynasty

The Sanjaya dynasty was an early Javanese royal line that ruled the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and is noted for its Hindu Shaivite orientation and monumental temple constructions in Central Java.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Medang dynasty	1
Sanjaya family	1
Sanjaya lineage tradition	1
Sanjaya–Sailendra period	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Javanese dynasty ⓘ dynasty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ surface form: Sanjaya family Sanjaya line ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence	Hindu temple remains in Central Java ⓘ
associatedWith	Dieng Plateau temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Gedong Songo temples NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Mataram ⓘ Medang Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Medang
chronologyStatus	partly reconstructed from inscriptions ⓘ
coreTerritory	Kedu Plain ⓘ surface form: Prambanan Plain
country	Medang Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSphere	Indic civilization ⓘ
economy	wet-rice agriculture ⓘ
endTime	10th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Javanese people ⓘ
followedBy	Isyana dynasty ⓘ
founder	Sanjaya ⓘ
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
historicalDebate	relationship with Sailendra dynasty ⓘ
influencedBy	Gupta art ⓘ Indian culture ⓘ
language	Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ surface form: Old Javanese Sanskrit ⓘ
legitimizedBy	Hindu religious authority ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Java NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Java ⓘ
mainDeity	Shiva ⓘ
namedAfter	Sanjaya ⓘ
notableFor	Hindu monuments ⓘ temple construction in Central Java ⓘ
partOf	history of Indonesia ⓘ history of Java ⓘ
politicalCenter	southern Central Java ⓘ
powerBase	Mataram region ⓘ
precededBy	early Javanese polities ⓘ
region	Kedu Plain ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ Shaivism ⓘ
religiousOrientation	Hindu Shaivite ⓘ
ruled	Medang Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
scriptUsed	Kawi script ⓘ
source	Telahap inscription ⓘ surface form: Balitung inscription Canggal inscription ⓘ Kalasan inscription ⓘ
startTime	8th century ⓘ
typeOfState	early Javanese kingdom ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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

Sanjaya dynasty → alsoKnownAs → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sanjaya family

Canggal inscription → associatedWith → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

Plaosan temple complex → associatedWith → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

Sanjaya → associatedWith → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

Prasasti Mantyasih → associatedWithDynasty → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

Prambanan Temple → builtBy → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

Plaosan temple complex → builtDuring → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sanjaya–Sailendra period

Balitung → dynasty → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Medang dynasty

Medang Kingdom → dynasty → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

Rakai Pikatan → dynasty → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

Sanjaya → dynastyFounded → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

Balitung → partOf → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sanjaya lineage tradition

Sailendra dynasty → precededBy → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ

Sailendra dynasty → succeededBy → Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ