Gajah Mada
Politician
– 1364
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Who was Gajah Mada?
Gajah Mada was, according to Javanese old manuscripts, poems and mythology, a powerful military leader and mahapatih or prime minister of the Majapahit Empire, credited with bringing the empire to its peak of glory. He delivered an oath called Sumpah Palapa, in which he vowed not to eat any food containing spices until he had conquered all of the Southeast Asian archipelago of Nusantara for Majapahit. In modern Indonesia, he serves as an important national hero and a symbol of patriotism.
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- Religion
- Hinduism
- Ethnicity
- Javanese people
- Nationality
- Majapahit
- Profession
- Died
- 1364
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on July 23, 2013
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