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Kanjuruhan Kingdom

760 CE – 850 CE (approx.) · capital Kanjuruhan (near Malang)

A small Hindu kingdom near modern Malang in East Java, known from a single Sanskrit inscription of 760 and the temple of Badut.

Origins

Kanjuruhan is known almost entirely from the Dinoyo inscription of 760, found near Malang. It tells how King Gajayana, son of Dewasimha, built a temple to the sage Agastya and replaced an old wooden image with one of black stone. It is the oldest known kingdom of East Java.

Rule and society

The inscription shows a Shaivite court with Brahmin priests, gifts of land and cattle, and a cult of Agastya brought from southern India. Candi Badut, one of the oldest temples in East Java, is thought to be the shrine it describes.

Decline and legacy

No later record names Kanjuruhan as an independent kingdom. In the 9th and 10th centuries inscriptions mention a Rakai Kanuruhan as a title within the Medang Kingdom, suggesting the area had been absorbed and its rulers became regional lords.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Kanjuruhan KingdomMedang Kingdom 732 CE – 1016 CE

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kanjuruhan Kingdom. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kanjuruhan-kingdom
MLA
“Kanjuruhan Kingdom.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kanjuruhan-kingdom. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Kanjuruhan Kingdom.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/kanjuruhan-kingdom.
Harvard
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