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Majapahit's Bubat War: The Deadly Wedding That Broke an Empire
In 1357, the Majapahit Empire under Hayam Wuruk sought to solidify its power through a royal marriage with the Sunda Kingdom of West Java. But what was meant to be a diplomatic union turned into a brutal massacre in the Bubat square of Trowulan. This episode unravels the events of the Pasunda Bubat tragedy: the Sunda royal family's arrival, Gajah Mada's insistence on submission, the betrayal of protocol, and the slaughter of the Sunda king and his entire retinue. We explore the conflicting accounts in the Pararaton and the Nagarakretagama, the political fallout that isolated…
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