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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Dharmawangsa''' , stylized regnal name '''Sri Maharaja Isyana Dharmawangsa Teguh Anantawikramottunggadewa''' (died 1016) of the [[Isyana dynasty]], was the last [[raja]] of the [[Kingdom of Medang]], who reigned from 990–1016 CE. He also known by his posthumous name Wijayamreta Wardhana, which means "powerful in glorious death", which refer to his fight to the death.<br />
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==Reign==<br />
He succeeded Sri [[Makutawangsa Wardhana]]. Dharmawangsa was the patron of the translator of the [[Mahabharata]] text into [[Old Javanese]]. Dharmawangsa was either the son or son-in-law of Sri Makutawangsawardhana, preceding King of Medang and grandson of [[Mpu Sindok]].<ref name="indianized">{{Cite book<br />
| last = Cœdès<br />
| first = George <br />
| authorlink = Georges Coedès<br />
| title = The Indianized states of Southeast Asia<br />
| publisher = University of Hawaii Press<br />
| year = 1968<br />
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=iDyJBFTdiwoC<br />
| isbn =978-0-8248-0368-1 }}</ref><br />
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Dharmawangsa conquered several areas, including [[Bali]], and established a colony in [[West Kalimantan]]. Dharmawangsa's sister, Princess [[Mahendradatta]], married [[Udayana Warmadewa|Udayana]], Raja of the [[Warmadewa Dynasty]] in Bali, and had a son, [[Airlangga]].<br />
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In the year 990, Dharmawangsa launched a naval invasion on [[Sriwijaya]] in Sumatra and unsuccessfully attempted to capture [[Palembang]], as Sriwijaya repelled the invaders. Dharmawangsa's invasion is mentioned by both ambassadors to China in 992. <br />
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==Death==<br />
In 1016, Srivijaya launched a retaliation attack and destroyed the Watugaluh Palace in Java. Srivijaya forces assisted the lesser king Haji (king) Wurawari of Lwaram to revolt, attacked and destroyed the Medang Palace, killing Dharmawangsa and most of the royal family.<ref name="indianized"/>{{rp|130}} This sudden and unexpected attack took place during the wedding ceremony of Dharmawangsa's daughter, which rendered the court unprepared and shocked. Dharmawangsa follows [[kshatriya]] code of honor, valiantly defend his court to his death. For this he was honored in his posthumous name '''Wijayamreta Wardhana''' which means "powerful (king) in glorious death". <br />
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This calamity was recorded in Javanese account as the ''pralaya'' (the debacle) the death of the Mataram kingdom.<ref name="indianized"/>{{rp|144}} With the death of Dharmawangsa and the fall of the capital, under military pressure from Srivijaya, the kingdom finally collapsed and fell to chaos. There was further unrest and violence several years after the kingdom's demise.<ref name="indianized"/>{{rp|130}}<br />
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Dharmawangsa's heir and nephew, Airlangga, son of Mahendradatta and Udayana, was aged only 16 at the time. However, he escaped the invaders and went on to become founder of the [[Kahuripan]] Kingdom, successor of the [[Medang Kingdom]].<ref name="indianized"/>{{rp|144}}<br />
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| title = [[Medang Kingdom|Monarch of Medang Kingdom]]<br />
| years = 990/1–1016<br />
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[[Category:History of East Java]]<br />
[[Category:Indonesian Hindu monarchs]]<br />
[[Category:Medang Kingdom]]<br />
[[Category:1016 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:10th-century Indonesian people]]<br />
[[Category:11th-century Indonesian people]]<br />
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