Home Region: Maritime Southeast Asia (Southeast Asia)
Majapahit Kingdom
1292 CE 1518 CE
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Displayed: 1389 CE
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General Description
The kingdom of Majapahit covered much of the eastern half of the island of Java; it was founded in the late thirteenth century, when the war between king Waijaya and the ruler of Kediri concluded with the latter’s loss, and it gradually faded from relevance between the end of the fifteenth century and the middle of the sixteenth, as the Sultanate of Demak established its control over the main sea trade routes.
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Majapahit experienced its apogee under the rule of Hayam Wuruk, also known as Rajasanagara (1350-1389): during this time, the polity extended its sovereignty over the greater part of the Indonesian archipelago, as well much of the Malay peninsula.
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Population and political organization
Majapahit’s king was assisted by a hierarchy of bureaucrats which reached down to the village level.
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Indeed, Majapahit was more centralized than preceding Indonesian polities, collecting revenue and products directly from its peripheries, as opposed to simply receiving them as tribute.
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Majapahit’s population has been estimated to around 5 million,
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, with a capital of about 200,000 inhabitants.
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[1]: (Sedwayati in Ooi 2004 (b), 823-284)
[2]: (Coedès 1968, 239-240)
[3]: (Kinney 2003, 49)
[4]: (Hall in Tarling 1993)
[5]: (Christie 1991, 29)
[6]: (Miksic 2000, 116)
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information
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Fortifications
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Military use of Metals
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Armor
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Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables
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Crisis Consequences
Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions
Coding in Progress.
NGA Settlements:
| Year Range | Majapahit Kingdom (id_majapahit_k) was in: |
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| (1291 CE 1518 CE) | Central Java |
Home NGA: Central Java
General Variables
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| Supracultural Entity | uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Succeeding Entity | Demak Sultanate | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Relationship to Preceding Entity | elite migration | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Degree of Centralization | loose | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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Social Complexity Variables
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| Professional Soldier | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Professional Priesthood | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Professional Military Officer | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Occupational Complexity | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Specialized Government Building | Present | Inferred | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Merit Promotion | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Full Time Bureaucrat | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Examination System | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Market | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Irrigation System | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Drinking Water Supply System | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Knowledge Or Information Building | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Written Record | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Script | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Phonetic Alphabetic Writing | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Nonwritten Record | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Non Phonetic Writing | Absent | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Scientific Literature | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Religious Literature | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Practical Literature | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Philosophy | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Lists Tables and Classification | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| History | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Fiction | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Calendar | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Token | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Precious Metal | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Indigenous Coin | Absent | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Foreign Coin | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Article | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Debt And Credit Structure | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Postal Station | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| General Postal Service | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Courier | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Weight Measurement System | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Volume Measurement System | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Length Measurement System | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Geometrical Measurement System | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Area Measurement System | Uncoded | Undecided | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Wooden Palisade | Present | Inferred | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Stone Walls Non Mortared | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Stone Walls Mortared | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Settlements in a Defensive Position | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Modern Fortification | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Moat | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Fortified Camp | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Earth Rampart | Present | Inferred | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Ditch | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Complex Fortification | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Long Wall | absent | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Tension Siege Engine | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Sling Siege Engine | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Sling | Absent | Inferred | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Self Bow | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Javelin | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Handheld Firearm | Absent | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Gunpowder Siege Artillery | Absent | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Crossbow | Absent | Inferred | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Composite Bow | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Atlatl | Absent | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| War Club | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Sword | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Spear | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Polearm | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Dagger | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Battle Axe | Present | Confident | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Wood Bark Etc | Present | Inferred | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Shield | Present | Inferred | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Scaled Armor | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Plate Armor | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Limb Protection | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Leather Cloth | Present | Inferred | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Laminar Armor | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Helmet | Present | Inferred | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Chainmail | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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| Breastplate | Unknown | Suspected | 1292 CE 1518 CE | ||||||||
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
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Crisis Cases
Instability Data
Power Transitions