Kingdom of Mengwi
Kingdom of Mengwi ᬓᬾᬧᬗᬾᬭᬦ᭄ᬫᬾᬗ᭄ᬯᬶ | |||||||||
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| 1723–1891 | |||||||||
| Anthem: "Negri Bima Sakti" (Bima Sakti land) | |||||||||
| Capital | Kawyapura | ||||||||
| Common languages | Mengwi Balinese (main) Kawi and Sanskrit (religious) | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism (Official) | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| I Gusti Agung (monarch title) | |||||||||
• 1723-? | I Gusti Agung Bima Śakti (first) | ||||||||
• 1859–1891 | I Gusti Agung Ngurah Madé Agung III (last) (under Dutch protectorate) | ||||||||
| Regent | |||||||||
• 1770/80–1807 | Gusti Ayu Oka Kaba-Kaba | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1723 | ||||||||
• Civil War | 1891 | ||||||||
| Currency | Pesbolong | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Badung | ||||||||
The Kingdom of Mengwi was one of the Kingdomship of Bali that was established in the 18th century. The founder of this kingdom was I Gusti Agung Made Agung, with the title I Gusti Agung Bima Sakti (a descendant of I Gusti Agung Maruti, the last king of the Gelgel Kingdom). The Kingdom of Mengwi came to an end after being defeated by its own kin, Badung, and its allies in 1891.