Blambangan Kingdom
Blambangan Kingdom ꦑꦼꦫꦗꦲꦤ꧀ꦨ꧀ꦭꦩ꧀ꦧꦔꦤ꧀ | |||||||||
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| 1478–1768/1777 | |||||||||
Blambangan on the eastern tip of Java Island in the 16th century during the Mataram Sultanate era in Java | |||||||||
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| Common languages | Old Javanese, Osing | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism (official) Buddhism Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Menak/Gusti/Susuhunan/Prabu | |||||||||
• 1478–1489 (first) | Mas Sembar | ||||||||
• 1489–1501 | Bima Koncar | ||||||||
• 1501–1531 | Menak Pentor | ||||||||
• 1531–1546 | Menak Pangseng | ||||||||
• 1546–1601 | Menak Pati | ||||||||
• 1601–1633 | Menak Lumpat | ||||||||
• 1633–1647 | Menak Seruyu / Tawang Alun I | ||||||||
• 1763–1764 (First period) 1767–1768 (Second period) | Wong Agung Wilis | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 1478 | |||||||||
• Blambangan was attacked by Balinese kingdom | 1501 | ||||||||
• Batara Wijaya Girindrawardhana Ranawijaya fled to Panarukan after Daha was controlled by Demak Sultanate | 1527 | ||||||||
• Blambangan lost Pasuruan and Pajarakan because it was taken by Demak | 1545–1546 | ||||||||
| 1635–1639 | |||||||||
• Civil wars in Blambangan | 1691–1697 | ||||||||
• Absorbed into the territory of Dutch East Indies | 1768/1777 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Indonesia | ||||||||
The Blambangan Kingdom (Indonesian: Kerajaan Blambangan, Javanese: ꦑꦼꦫꦗꦲꦤ꧀ꦨ꧀ꦭꦩ꧀ꦧꦔꦤ꧀) was the last Javanese Hindu kingdom that flourished between the 15th and 18th centuries, based in the eastern corner of Java. The capital was at Banyuwangi. It had a long history of its own, developing contemporaneously with the largest Hindu kingdom in Java, Majapahit (1293–1527). At the time of the collapse of Majapahit in the late fifteenth century, Blambangan stood on its own as the one solitary Hindu state left in Java, controlling the larger part of Java’s Oosthoek.
The historical record and the study of the Blambangan Kingdom are scarce, which contributed to the obscurity of its history. Contemporary Javanese mostly know the kingdom through its link to the popular epic folklore, the legend of Damarwulan and Menak Jingga. The fictional story which is set in the Majapahit period, told that the rebellious King of Blambangan named Menak Jingga desired the hand of Majapahit Queen Kencanawungu.