about empire that ever existed in bali

Not only the kingdom on the island of Java, such as the kingdom of Majapahit and Srivijaya, in ancient times stood too few kingdoms in Bali. Each kingdom has its own history and story.Kingdom in Bali, among others, the ancient Balinese kingdom, the kingdom of Buleleng, Karangasem kingdom and so on.Kingdom in Bali has a name that later became the name of a district or region today.

Oldest kingdom in Bali is Bali's ancient kingdom that stands around 900 AD century The history of this kingdom can be known from an inscription in the village heritage Blanjong, a Balinese and the oldest inscription of the Tang Dynasty history book mentioned about the kingdom of Bali. Singhamandawa kingdom located in the center. The first king of Sri Ugranesa.The interesting thing is about the collapse of the kingdom of Bali.The collapse occurred because the duke of magic named Kebo Iwa successfully conquered by the duke of Gajah Mada from Majapahit.

In its development in the 19th century, the island of Bali has some of the kingdom as Badung, Gianyar, Mengwi, Tabanan, the kingdom of Karangasem, Buleleng, Klungkung and Bangli.Each kingdom is indeed independent and free to set up his own kingdom but the king of Klungkung is the king of the most influential. Named Dewa Agung of Klungkung king was appointed by the Majapahit empire to dominate the island of Bali. But when the government suffered a setback of Majapahit, the kingdoms in Bali began to really stand alone. Kingdoms in Bali has set up his own kingdom of absolute power in the absence of central authority. As a result, disputes sometimes arise between kingdoms in Bali.

One of the great empire that once stood in Bali is the kingdom of Buleleng.

Founded by I Gusti Panji Sakti Anglurah who managed to unite the northern part of Bali and even region to region Balambangan eastern part of Java island. The kingdom was established around the middle of the 17th century. Buleleng kingdom conquered by the Dutch colonial government in 1849 that since the main fortress Jagaraga mastered. At that time, warlord kingdom I Gusti Ketut Jelantik strenuous struggle against the Dutch troops.

Karangasem kingdom is the kingdom that stood around the 19th century by Anak Agung Gede Jelantik as its first king. In the kingdom of Karangasem, built a great castle that became known in this area precisely in Amlapura. Grand temple architecture is a blend of Karangasem Bali, Europe and China. In the kingdom, the influence of Hinduism has been there so many statues and reliefs of Hindu heritage. One of the famous relic is Tirtagangga.Tirtagangga is a spring that is useful for purification of drinking water, and place of the gods. Tirtagangga park still exist today and become a tourist attraction that sacred.

Gianyar kingdom was established in 1771. Center of the royal government was marked by the establishment of Puri Agung Gianyar. Gianyar kingdom collapsed in the late 19 th century after the collapse of other Balinese kingdoms namely Chedi and Mengwi. There is also the kingdom of Badung also called Nambangan. Badung kingdom led by I Gusti Ngurah Made conquered Mengwi and Jembrana. At the time of King Kesiman, instead relying on the royal Netherlands. Eventually even the Badung kingdom was conquered by the Dutch.

Puri Agung Tabanan is the center of the kingdom of Tabanan in Bali. Puri Agung is the home of the king of Tabanan, Arya kenceng located in Pucangan. Arya kenceng get the royal Tabanan since successfully helped conquer the kingdom Bedulu also in Bali. The kingdom was then successfully controlled by the Dutch.

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