After this SenapdH returned to \ Matdrem, where she (married one of*his
daughters to the'sonof the late chiëf'öfi Madion, and' appointed "him -chief
of Jipang.
Sura ManggdJa, a chief of Kediri, ■ was - now-' willing- to submit to ’'the
authority of Matdrem, but Senapaii returned no pthef-tetiswer- to his messenger,
than that it was his intention to march at- the" ne^moharem^^hëa
it would be the duty of Séra Manggdla to surrender that pfbVihee. Accordingly
» in-the month of mohdrem, an'iarmy '-proceeded «against Kediri
Matdrem forces were successful,tand the- chief and his* Three ibrothers sub-
DEHtted. Senapdti was so pleased with the-; conduct- óf Séra Manggdla oh
this occasion; that he. appointed him to the"co'mmand oï^the1-Matdrem troops.
This chief, better known by the n&mê'4f Smapdti Btfleky sdtf&c&WS
Sultan of Matdrem with great ability and fidelity. He gltified-fthmèrous
victories, brought all the western provinces, as far as Gherilow, to" acknowledge
the supremacy of Matdrem, limiting 'the-'authority*‘of thlt-*'clnfp
trithin. thé’ rivers of Losdri and Indramdyii. H’é*5s ‘s'aitir to h'ave temo^d
the mud wall which, surrounded the" kraton ofSMatdreni, and-'-htiilf*’1 irfrit's
stead a strong wall of stone'. He was at last killed in -a tLëspbriitë te’ngagê-
ment with the eastern people, which took place in "Pdjang, 1 irff'wMch^hoW-
ever the Matdrem troops-were successful.
Shortly after the death of this chief; ói^^difreceiWdintellig'è'nnët^f' hö&tile
preparations against Matdrem being made by his uhcfe/ Ki'di? ^^d&Bdti.
He accordingly proceeded to meet him, accompanied-by all his IffSHhd a
numerous army. After a long and desperate- afetidii/ «the1- Matdrèm'JoTces
were again successful, and the sultan- returned 'toMatdrerhi- with the 'Vpives,
children, and all the valuables of his uncle-.-;
His son, Pangéran Seda. Krdpiak, being wounded on this occasion-; the
sultan published a proclamation, declaring that prince to be his successor
after his death, by the title of Panambdhan Senapdti.
The continued opposition of the eastern people, however,' and the revblt
of Kediri and Pasdruan, obliged him again to take the field, when finding
the numbers and strength of the enemy far superfóf to his own, he conducted
an able but slow retreat to his capital, and during1 the -whdlè course
of his reign found it -impracticable to subject these provinces to his authority.
To the provinces, however, of Matdrem, Bdgelen, Bdnyumas, Pdjang
and Jipang, which descended to him from his father, he added those of
Pdti, Kudus, Semdrang, Kenddl, and Kaliwdng’u.
The
The .days’ of. Senapaii, the' fojmdgr»!pffbe Matdrem ^empire, and of the
dynasty1i’Which-still refttejHa .nominal, rule on Java, were now brought
to*'a!«cjfese, aftern^-reign)of corte$Pe‘4 ^ arfare- As the founder, of^the last
.native*' Empire on! Java, his tpembnyf'is naturally held in high estimation ;
biit'he is also respected fox t b ^ e ip M J m introduced, ipfe; his army, #pd
th^valouiy.ability,land no'bletmrndeteess, ,whicht,he displayed throughout.
With Itle'Javkn&hMs considered ias:aihother .Alexander, and he js the first
in%iVm’dda4in h ik o r y^ « o n s id e fed.to have u n d e r s^ tlje jari of war.
i <He Va^^fcea|/an^1y^arT'5?4,-,by his soii,\ since. c a l le d ^ * Krd,
piajc; -f^iikhe- place; ofiihisi'interraeift, ibflt- who/during his. reign „bore the
titfe-6f Banarib&Mn Sdnt$d&T The. succession , vyas, bo^eyer,opposed by
ife^eMes brofK&r;!" ptngeran Ptigev, \who ‘did jaata&fetend |,torlkiss. the
f®ereigh’’s^^^^as^'fustomaty,'. on'the dhy following his installation. ^ This
chief^teceedip-gi.' tf<5 oHo^ffities, wasr.sdon taken prisoner, pear Ufigdrang.
*He:*%a'S- banished -tbxKAdysi - and his, miniver was put to, death, which,
'bfieimedfene of his yaupger, brothers, Jj^jmiga,.^q much, that be, instantly
-Jbm^®fhldfe^I'i'n'dK{ij^|ded to Brqreaxdga, of-which px03pn.cg.ljp had
^kmferlyVe^^iritga-cEa; with an infentipn/of stirring up a.reb.ellion
--distant but ithb . Sultan - obtaining information of it,
geCltred his person and-'banished.him al^v * He was shortly afterwards
IpaVdoned.Wd permittexteto return.;. - ■ !| -
It was during this reign that the Dutch and English first visited Java.
- -'‘’Ttes-pririeet reduced the' provinces of. Madmiand- Pranardga, and built a
ipllaGep'dh'ewalls 'oft which are-still standing at Krdpiak, a place at’the-foot
#fta raPgfe'^bilis^ying along the South Sea, a short distance jrwcp. Matdrem,
He dtfecP after a reign of twelve years, esteemed on, account .of^the general
■ tranquillitylwhich prevailed after the firm„ establishment- of j his government.
He was -succeeded by his eldest , son, named Panambdhan Merta Pirra,
tethe year 1540 5 butdhjs prince-not being able to,conduct the government,
j0n< account of his infirm state of health, or more probably removed by the
intrigues ofohis family who declared him to be -insane,-. .made. way for ljis
ypunger brother, who was raised to the throne in the following year.
This prince, .distinguished by the tide of Agung,.. or. the great, com- §
«menced- a flourishing reign by a signal victory o\at ,%h^Surabdyan^ and
Madurese forces, by which he brought the eastern provinces of Malang,
Untung, Japan, Wirasdba, Pasuruan, and Surabdya, under subjection ?
and
SeuSpati.
A.J. 1524.
Seda Krapiak.
Panambahan
AlertaPura,
A. J. 1540.
iltan Agung,
A. J. 1541.