Queen Isyana
{{infobox royalty
|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:Indonesian Hindu monarchs
Category:Queens regnant in Indonesia