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Srivijaya's Maharaja Balaputradewa: Exile Turned Empire Builder
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the life of Balaputradewa, the Sailendra prince who fled Java after a dynastic struggle and built a new power base in Srivijaya's heartland of Palembang. We follow his journey from exile in the 830s to becoming the maharaja who sponsored Buddhist learning, commissioned the Nalanda inscription, and reshaped Srivijaya's identity. Along the way, we discuss the shifting alliances between the Sailendra and Sanjaya lines, the role of the Kalasan and Nalanda copper plates as historical sources, and how Balaputradewa's reign marked a pivot from…
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