Majapahit's Bhre Wirabhumi: The Lost Prince of the Paregreg

Majapahit: The Empire That Once Ruled Indonesia — Fexingo History · Jun 21, 2026 · 5m · transcript

In the waning decades of the Majapahit Empire, a civil war known as the Paregreg tore the kingdom apart. This episode focuses on Bhre Wirabhumi, the prince of the eastern court at Blambangan, who challenged central authority and nearly toppled the capital at Trowulan. Drawing from the Pararaton and Negarakertagama, Lucas and Luna explore Wirabhumi's brief rebellion, the battle that sealed his fate, and the aftermath that left Majapahit vulnerable to the rising power of Demak. They also examine the contested evidence—whether Wirabhumi was a traitor or a rightful heir, and how his story…