Kediri Kingdom

Kediri Kingdom was a state in Java and Eastern Indonesia (Southeast Asia) that lasted from 1042 to 1222 CE, about 180 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

Formed when Airlangga divided his realm in the 1040s, Kediri absorbed Janggala and controlled the spice trade from Maluku in a high period of Old Javanese literature. Ken Arok overthrew it in 1222.

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Facts

Dates

1042 to 1222 CE

Duration

180 years

Type

State

Region

Java and Eastern Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austronesian

Capital

Daha

Came from

• Medang Kingdom (Mataram) c. 732 to 1016 CE

Became

• Singhasari 1222 to 1292 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 1113 Construction of Angkor Wat begins

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE
• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Pyu city-states c. 200 BCE to 1050 CE
• Dvaravati c. 550 to 1050 CE
• Pagan Kingdom 849 to 1297 CE
• Ly dynasty 1009 to 1225 CE
• Singhasari 1222 to 1292 CE
• Langkasuka c. 100 to 1400 CE
• Kutai Martadipura c. 350 to 1605 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE, Europe
• Fatimid Caliphate 909 to 1171 CE, North and West Africa

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