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Ken Angrok
king of Singhasari
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establishment of Kingdom of Singhasari
- In Kaḍiri
A rebel, Ken Angrok, later the king of Singhasāri, made a secret agreement with the Brahmans and in 1222 defeated Kertajaya at Ganter. In the place of Kaḍiri, the kingdom of Singhasāri was established. See also Kediri.
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Singhasari’s first king, Ken Angrok (or Ken Arok), defeated the king of Kadiri, Kertajaya, in 1222. The last king of Singhasari, Kertanagara (reigned 1268–92), was able to unite eastern Java temporarily. Toward the end of Kertanagara’s reign, Kublai Khan, the great khan of the Mongols and the emperor…
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