| According to the Nagarakertagama, and | | | | the two young princesses led to the intervention |
| supported by inscriptions dating from the late 13th | | | | of Gajah Mada, the talented minister who was |
| and early 14th centuries, Raden Wijaya Sri | | | | later to take Majapahit to the height of its glory. |
| Kertarajasa Jayawardhana married the four | | | | He arranged for a surgeon to murder the king |
| daughters of Kertanagara. From his eldest and | | | | while pretending to perform an operation |
| principal queen, Dyah Dewi Tribhuwaneshwari, was | | | | With the death of Jayanagara the throne of |
| born a son, Jayanagara, who succeeded to the | | | | Majapahit was without a direct male heir. The |
| throne on his father's death in 1309. | | | | position was occupied instead by the eldest of the |
| During the reigns of both Kertarajasa and | | | | deceased king's two sisters, Tribhuwana |
| Jayanagara the focus was on the establishment | | | | Wijayatungga Dewi, who ruled until 1350. By that |
| of stability within the new state. Numerous | | | | time her son, Hayam Wuruk, who had been born |
| uprisings occurred, all of which were put down | | | | in 1334, became old enough to take over. During |
| successfully, though not without cost of lives. | | | | his reign, as well as that of his mother, effective |
| Then, in 1328, Jayanagara was assassinated. It is | | | | power was in the hands of Gajah Mada, who had |
| said that he was overprotective towards his two | | | | been appointed prime minister and commander-in |
| half sisters, born from Kertarajasa's youngest | | | | chief. |
| queen, Dyah Dewi Gayatri. Complaints lodged by | | | | |