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Dewa Agung Istri Kanya

d. 1868 · 19th century

Dewa Agung Istri Kanya was a queen of Klungkung, the senior kingdom of Bali, in the mid-19th century. During the Dutch expedition of 1849 she led the resistance at Kusamba, where the Dutch commander General Andreas Michiels was mortally wounded in a night attack. She remained a leading figure at the Klungkung court until her death in 1868.

Dewa Agung Istri Kanya
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Kingdom of Klungkung

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Dewa Agung Istri Kanya. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dewa-agung-istri-kanya
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