Person
Kertajaya
Kertajaya was the last king of the Kediri Kingdom in East Java. According to the Pararaton he quarrelled with the Hindu and Buddhist clergy, who turned to Ken Arok, ruler of Tumapel. Ken Arok defeated him at the Battle of Ganter in 1222 and founded the kingdom of Singhasari.
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