Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c14.t6.84

v2.c14.t6.84

Henceforth Bali formed an integral part of the empire. Two records of Bali, dated 1384 and 1386 A.D., are issued by Śrī Vijayarājasa, prince of Vengker, and the maternal uncle of the Javanese king. A third, dated 1398 A.D., refers to him as Śrī Parameśvara who died at Viṣṇubhavana. It is likely, therefore, that Vijayarājasa represented the Javanese authority in Bali as a governor or viceroy. The residence of the viceroy was fixed first at Samprangan and thereafter at Gelgel. The Majapahit conquest of Bali carried still further the process of Javanisation of that island which had already begun in the 11th century A.D. Henceforth the two islands are very closely associated both in politics and culture. This state of things is clearly reflected in Nag. Kr. Berg has shown how Bali formed a centre of Javanese literary life, which grew in importance in the same proportion in which it declined in Java itself. Bali carried on and developed the traditions of Java, first as a dependency of Majapahit, and then as an independent Javanese kingdom.