Suhita
Suhita was a Javanese titular queen and the sixth monarch of Majapahit , who ruled from 1429 to 1447.
She was the daughter of her predecessor Wikramawardhana and a concubine who was the daughter of Bhre (= princess) Wirabhumi , who was killed in a civil war against Wikramawardhana. Suhita's successor was her brother Kertawijaya .
The story Damarwulan is said to have been inspired by her rule, as it features a young queen and during her rule, as was once the case with Suhita, a war with the Kingdom of Blambangan takes place.
A sculpture in the district of Tulungagung in East Java was found Suhita supposed to represent. She is dressed in royal robes and holds a lotus bud in her right hand, which was a symbol of deceased kings.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claire Holt. Art in Indonesia: Continuities and change. Cornell University Press, 1967. page 267.
- ↑ Jan Fontein, R. Soekmono, Satyawati Suleiman. Ancient Indonesian art of the central and eastern Javanese periods . New York. Asia Society Inc., 1971. Pages 146-147.
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SURNAME | Suhita |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sixth monarch of Majapahit |
DATE OF BIRTH | before 1429 |
DATE OF DEATH | after 1447 |