Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c14.t6.74

v2.c14.t6.74

Bali, as usual, had its own ruler, but how far it acknowledged the authority of Janggala, it is difficult to say. Ten copperplate records, bearing dates between 1049 and 1077 A.D., refer to a king who was "the youngest child of the goddess, who is cremated at Burvan, and of the god who is cremated at Bañuveka". The phrase most probably alludes to Udayana and his wife Guṇapriyadharmapatnī. If this view be correct, the ruler of Bali between 1049 and 1077 A. D. was a younger brother of Airlangga. He evidently ruled over the whole island, as his records are found both in north and south Bali, from Sangsit to Klungkung.