The Collapse Of Kertajaya And The Kediri Kingdom Was Overthrown By The Brahmins

JAKARTA - Many leaders of a government claim to be a deity worthy of worship. Alexander the Great, for example. He confessed to dropping the gods until he did not give a will for his successor. He felt no one deserved to replace him. We also know Pharaoh. He claims to be a God worthy of the worship of his people. The Hindu kingdom in Indonesia also has a similar figure. He is Kertajaya.

Sri Maharaja Kertajaya or Raja Kertajaya, the last king of the Kediri Kingdom who ruled from 1194-1222. At the end of his reign, Kertajaya was defeated by Ken Arok of Tumapel or Singasari. The defeat marked the end of the Kediri Government.

About the establishment of the Kediri Government. At the beginning of the stand, the civil war made Kediri so unstable that its development was unknown. Then, the Kingdom of Kediri reappeared in history in 1117. At that time Kediri stood under the leadership of Sri Bameswara who was later replaced by Jayabaya, who experienced a period of success.

Launching Historia, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, Kertajaya is known to be the last king of Kediri and one of the cruelest kings in history. In addition to leading ruthlessly, he is known to be less wise. Kertajaya often claims to be a god, which makes him allow for all the cruel actions he commits.

At one time, Kertajaya proved himself a god by sitting on a spear without getting hurt at all. Kertajaya forced the brahmanas and the people to worship him, boasting that only Dewa Syiwalah was able to conquer him.

Kertajaya did not hesitate to torture the Brahmins who refused to worship him. Torture will be stopped if they acknowledge the nature of the god Kertajaya. Otherwise, they will continue to be tortured to the point of stretching their lives.

Feeling the king's actions were irrational, the Brahmins fled from the Kediri Kingdom. They also preached the error of Kertajaya to everyone they met on the journey. The Brahmins finally went to Tumapel and asked for help from me (regent) who was then served by Ken Arok.

Assisted by Ken Arok, the Brahmins planned a rebellion against Kertajaya. Brahmins also influenced the people to join Ken Arok in overthrowing Kertajaya. At that time, Ken Arok also wanted to free Tumapel from the power of Kediri.

"The influential Brahmins fled east to ally with Ken Arok, the conqueror of the throne of Janggala," wrote Ann R. Kinney in Worshiping Siva and Buddha: The Temple Art of East Java.

Knowing the attack planned by Tumapel, Raja Kertajaya sent troops. However, with the support of the Brahmins and the people, Tumapel succeeded in crippling the Kertajaya forces. Tumapel even sent a counterattack to the Capital of the Kediri Kingdom. Through the attack, Tumapel managed to control the entire capital of the Kediri Kingdom. Ken Arok is known to have succeeded in killing Kertajaya. The Kediri kingdom collapsed.

Automatically, the entire Kingdom of Kediri fell into the hands of Tumapel. Ken Arok then turned Tumapel into the Singasari Kingdom. Meanwhile, Kertajaya who leads with arrogance must be overthrown due to arrogance itself.