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Dharmavamsa

king of Java
Also known as: Dharmavanca, Dharmawangsa, Dharmawangsja
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Dharmavamsa (died c. 1007, Java [now in Indonesia]) was the king of eastern Java from about 985 and the first historical Javanese whose life is known in any detail. Dharmavamsa was a Saivite king whose reign is noted for its literary achievements, including a translation of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata into Javanese. A legal code that the king developed is still in use in Bali. He established tributary relations with Bali and parts of Borneo...

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