Sri_Rana_Wikrama

Sri Rana Wikrama

Sri Rana Wikrama

Paduka

Paduka Sri Rana Wikrama ('Ranavikrama') was the eldest son of Sri Wikrama Wira with his wife Nila Panjadi, and the third Raja of Singapura. He was known as Raja Muda his accession and married to a daughter of Bendahara Tun Perpatih Muka Berjajar. His reign was from 1362 to 1375.[1]

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Despite the failure in the previous campaign against Singapura under the rule of his father, the Javanese chronicle Nagarakretagama list Singapura as a subject of Majapahit in 1365. During his reign, Rana Wira Kerma established a diplomatic ties with a Sumatran Muslim kingdom, Peureulak.[2] It was during this time also, a legendary man with an unusual strength, Badang, was said to have demonstrated his feat of strength in Rana Wikrama's court.[3]

A depiction of the legendary strongman Badang lifting the Singapore Stone at National Day Parade 2016.

References

  1. [1]
    Dr. John Leyden (1821). Malay Annals: Translated from the Malay Language. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. pp. 44–49.
  2. [2]
    • Tsang, Susan; Perera, Audrey (2011), Singapore at Random, Didier Millet, p. 120, ISBN 978-9-814-26037-4
  3. [3]
    Dr. John Leyden (1821). Malay Annals: Translated from the Malay Language. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. pp. 44–49.
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