Suhita

Statue of Queen Suhita of Majapahit

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.

personal data
SURNAME	Suhita
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Sixth monarch of Majapahit
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1429
DATE OF DEATH	after 1447

[1] Claire Holt. Art in Indonesia: Continuities and change. Cornell University Press, 1967. page 267.

[2] 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.