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Majapahit's Outcast Prince Bhre Kertabhumi's Rise and Fall
In the final decades of the Majapahit Empire, a controversial prince named Bhre Kertabhumi—also known as Brawijaya—seized the throne in a bloody coup, only to preside over the kingdom's collapse. This episode traces his unlikely path from exile in a remote mountain hermitage to the royal palace in Trowulan, exploring how his alliance with Muslim traders and the Wali Songo saints reshaped Java's religious landscape. We examine the 1478 siege of Trowulan by the rising Demak Sultanate, the mysterious death of Bhre Kertabhumi, and the enduring legend that he survived to become a…
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