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The last king of Shailendra dynasty — the Maharaja Sangrama Vijayatunggavarman — was imprisoned and taken as hostage. Nevertheless, amity was re-established between the two states, before the end of the 11th century.
Apr 13, 2014 · Rakai Pikatan, who was the crown prince of the Sanjaya Dynasty, married Pramodhawardhani, a daughter of Samaratunga, king of Sailendra. Featured image: A painting by G.B. Hooijer (c. 1916—1919) reconstructing the scene of Borobudur during its heyday when the Sailendra dynasty was in power.
Shailendra dynasty, a dynasty that flourished in Java from about 750 to 850 after the fall of the Funan kingdom of mainland Southeast Asia. The dynasty was marked by a great cultural renaissance associated with the introduction of Mahāyāna Buddhism, and it attained a high level of artistic.
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Jan 13, 2020 · The Buddhist princess Pramodhawardhani was the daughter of Samaratungga, the last known king of the Shailendra Dynasty. She married Rakai Pikatan, a prince of the Hindu Sanjaya Dynasty. Pramodhawardhani became queen when Rakai Pikatan was enthroned.
Ten years later this Hindu kingdom was replaced by the Buddhist Sailendra dynasty, vassals to the Srivijaya Empire. Accordingly, they shifted the religious focus of the temple from Hinduism to Buddhism. It took 50 more years to complete this architectural monument – called Borobudur.
Among the notable rulers of the Sailendra Dynasty, King Samaratungga, who reigned in the late 8th to early 9th century AD, is particularly distinguished for commissioning the construction of Borobudur. His reign epitomizes the dynasty’s commitment to Buddhism and its role in the cultural and spiritual life of the region.
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Jul 3, 2019 · The last known inscription mentioning any member of the Shailendra dynasty is from the year 1025, when the great Chola emperor Rajendra Chola I launched a devastating invasion of Srivijaya, and took the last Shailendra king back to India as a hostage.
