Queen Isyana

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|regnal name = Sri Ishanatunggawijaya

|spouse = Lokapala

|issue = Makutawangsa Wardhana

|father = Rakai Halu Dyah Siṇḍok

|mother = Rakryan Parameswari Dyah Kbi

|succession = Queen of Mataram

|reign = 947 – ?

|predecessor= Rakai Hino Dyah Siṇḍok

|successor= Makutawangsa Wardhana

|royal house = Ishana

}}

Isyana stylized as Sri Isyana Tunggawijaya was a queen regnant of Mataram Kingdom, in East Java, that ruled since 947 CE. She co-reigned with her spouse, Sri Lokapala.{{cite book | title = Mengenal Kerajaan-Kerajaan Nusantara | publisher = Pustaka Widyatama | year = 2009 | isbn = 9789796103096| language = Indonesian | page = 29 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=cGaEClsMFLQC&q=Sri+Isyana+Tunggawijaya&pg=PA29}} The Isyana dynasty, established by her father, Mpu Sindok that ruled Java circa the 10th century CE, was named after her.{{cite book | title = The Territories of Indonesia, Europa territories of the world series | editor = Iem Brown | publisher = Routledge | year = 2004 | isbn = 9781135355418| page = 68 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lfPJAwAAQBAJ&q=Isyana+dynasty&pg=PA68}}

Reign

Sri Isyana Tunggawijaya was the daughter of Mpu Sindok, a Javanese king that moved the capital of Mataram Kingdom from central Java to east Java. Nothing much is known from her reign, except that her husband was Sri Lokapala, a nobleman from neighboring Bali island.

Inscription dated from Sri Isyana-Sri Lokapala reign is Gedangan inscription dated 950, mentioned about a royal award of Bungur Lor and Asana villages for Buddhist sangha (priest community) in Bodhinimba. According to Pucangan inscription, the successor of royal couple Isyana-Lokapala was their son, Sri Makutawangsa Wardhana.

References

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Bibliography

  • Marwati Poesponegoro & Nugroho Notosusanto. 1990. Sejarah Nasional Indonesia Jilid II. Jakarta: Balai Pustaka
  • Slamet Muljana. 1979. Nagarakretagama dan Tafsir Sejarahnya. Jakarta: Bhratara

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{{succession box

| before = Mpu Sindok

| title = Monarch of Mataram Kingdom

| years = 947 – 985?

| after = Makutawangsa Wardhana

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Category:Maharajas of Mataram

Category:Indonesian Hindu monarchs

Category:Queens regnant in Indonesia

Category:10th-century queens regnant

Category:10th-century Indonesian women