Late Middle Ages · Southeast Asia · Politics

1373

Gajah Mada dies, Majapahit reaches zenith

1373

The legendary mahapatih of Majapahit, architect of the Palapa oath to unite the archipelago, died at the peak of his court's power. Hayam Wuruk reigned alone over an empire stretching from Sumatra to eastern Indonesia. Court poetry in the Nagarakertagama, composed by the poet Prapanca, praised the kingdom as the center of the world.

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Before and after in Southeast Asia

Before: 1365: Ming sea cucumber trade reaches Borneo
After: 1391: Ming tribute system with Siam and Java

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1372: Acamapichtli becomes the first Aztec tlatoani
After: 1375: Hongwu purges his own officials

Era

Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.