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The Majapahit Witch Trials and State Power
In this episode, we explore the darker side of Majapahit’s golden age: the systematic use of witchcraft accusations as a tool for political consolidation. While earlier episodes covered the empire’s trade networks and military campaigns, we turn our attention to the internal mechanisms of control that kept Gajah Mada’s successors in power. We examine the 1390s purge following the death of Hayam Wuruk, where state-sanctioned allegations of black magic were used to eliminate rivals within the nobility. Lucas traces the evidence from court records and regional chronicles, detailing how…
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