Suhita
Suhita or Soheeta (died 1447), was a Javanese queen regnant and the sixth monarch of the Majapahit empire, ruling from 1429 to 1447.
Suhita ꦯꦸꦲꦶꦡ | |||||
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Maharani of Majapahit Bhre Daha | |||||
6th Great Queen of Majapahit | |||||
Reign | 1429 – 1447 | ||||
Predecessor | Wikramawardhana | ||||
Successor | Wijayaparakmarawardhana | ||||
Born | before 1406 Kingdom of Majapahit | ||||
Died | 1447 Kingdom of Majapahit | ||||
Burial | Singhajaya | ||||
Spouse | Ratnapangkaja, Prince of Kahuripan | ||||
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House | Rajasa | ||||
Father | Wikramawardhana | ||||
Religion | Hinduism |
Early life
She was the daughter of King Wikramawardhana (formally Bhra Hyang Wisesa),[1]: 242 her predecessor.[2] Her mother was Queen Kusumawardhani. She had two older brothers: Hyang Wekas ing Sukha, and Prince of Tumapel also a younger brother: Dyah Kertawijaya. Both of her older brothers were died before ascended the throne let her gained the power. She was the prabhu stri or "queen regnant" mentioned in Pararaton. Later, she was succeeded by her younger brother Dyah Kertawijaya by the regnal name King Wijayaparakramawardhana.
Suhita was arranged to marry her close relative, Prince Ratnapangkaja. He was son of Surawardhani and Ranamanggala Dyah Sumirat. He was whose mother was Suhita's paternal aunt, and father was a son of Dyah Sotor, Hayam Wuruk's agnatic half-brother.
Legend
The Damarwulan legend is associated with her reign, as it involves a maiden queen (Prabu Kenya in the story), and during Suhita's reign there was a war with Blambangan as in the legend.[3]
A notable monumental sculpture found in Tulungagung Regency, East Java has been identified by some authors as of Suhita. She is dressed in royal attire, including ear pendants, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, and pendants hung from several girdles. In her right hand, she holds a lotus bud, which symbolized deceased royalty in transformation.[4]
Ancestry
Singhawardhana, Prince of Paguhan | |||||||||||||||
Wikramawardhana Bhra Hyang Wisesa 5th Great King of Majapahit | |||||||||||||||
Kertawardhana, Prince of Tumapel | |||||||||||||||
Rajasaduteswari, Princess of Pajang | |||||||||||||||
Tribhuwana Tunggadewi 3rd Great Queen of Majapahit | |||||||||||||||
Suhita 6th Great Queen of Majapahit | |||||||||||||||
Kertawardhana, Prince of Tumapel | |||||||||||||||
Rajasanagara 4th Great King of Majapahit | |||||||||||||||
Tribhuwana Tunggadewi 3rd Great Queen of Majapahit | |||||||||||||||
Kusumawardhani Princess of Kabalan Princess of Lasem | |||||||||||||||
Wijayarajasa, Prince of Wengker | |||||||||||||||
Sudevi | |||||||||||||||
Notes
- Cœdès, George (1968). The Indianized states of Southeast Asia. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824803681.
- Noorduyn, J. (1978). "Majapahit in the Fifteenth Century". Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. 134 (2/3): 207–274. ISSN 0006-2294.
- Claire Holt. Art in Indonesia: Continuities and Change. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1967, p. 276.
- Jan Fontein, R. Soekmono, and Satyawati Suleiman. Ancient Indonesian Art of the Central and Eastern Javanese Periods, New York: Asia Society Inc., 1971, p. 146-147.