Medang Kingdom (Mataram)

Medang Kingdom (Mataram) was a state in Java and Eastern Indonesia (Southeast Asia) that lasted from c. 732 to 1016 CE, about 284 years. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).

A Javanese Hindu-Buddhist kingdom founded by Sanjaya in central Java, where it built Prambanan in the 9th century. It moved to east Java around 929 and collapsed after an attack in 1016; Airlangga rebuilt the state as Kahuripan.

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Facts

Dates

c. 732 to 1016 CE

Duration

284 years

Type

State

Region

Java and Eastern Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Language family

Austronesian

Became

• Kediri Kingdom 1042 to 1222 CE

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 825 Borobudur completed
• 938 Battle of Bach Dang

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
• Third Chinese domination (Sui and Tang) 602 to 938 CE
• Chenla c. 550 to 802 CE
• Ly dynasty 1009 to 1225 CE
• Sailendra dynasty c. 750 to 850 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
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

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