Rakai Pikatan

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Rakai Pikatan was a 9th-century Javanese king of the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom, known for consolidating royal power in Central Java and patronizing major Hindu temple construction.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Javanese king
historical figure
ruler of Medang Kingdom
alsoKnownAs Rakai Pikatan Dyah Saladu
Rakai Pikatan Mpu Manuku
associatedWith Loro Jonggrang complex NERFINISHED
Medang Mataram period
Prambanan Temple NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 9th century
continent Asia
country Medang Kingdom NERFINISHED
culturalContext Hindu-Buddhist Java
culturalContribution support of Hindu-Buddhist syncretism in Central Java
dynasty Sanjaya dynasty
era Classical Javanese period
ethnicGroup Javanese people
fatherInLaw Samaratungga
governmentalRole centralized royal authority in Mataram
historicalSource inscriptions from Central Java
knownFor consolidating royal power in Central Java
ending Sailendra dominance in Central Java
patronage of Hindu temple construction
strengthening Sanjaya dynasty rule
languageOfInscriptions Old Javanese NERFINISHED
Sanskrit
modernCountry Indonesia
name Rakai Pikatan
patronOf Hindu temples
Prambanan temple complex NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Central Java NERFINISHED
politicalAction alliance through marriage with Sailendra Buddhist line
asserted Hindu Sanjaya power over Buddhist Sailendra
positionHeld King of Medang
Rakai (regional lord) in Central Java
predecessor Samaratungga
region Java
regionRuled Central Java region of Medang Kingdom
reignEnd c. 856
reignStart c. 840
religion Hinduism
spouse Pramodhawardhani
spouseReligion Mahayana Buddhism
successor Rakai Kayuwangi
successorState later East Javanese phase of Medang (Mataram) Kingdom
title Rakai Pikatan Mpu Manuku
Sri Maharaja

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