BALAPUTRA DEWA, KING BRINGING THE GLORY OF SRIWIJAYA
BALAPUTRA DEWA, KING BRINGING THE GLORY OF SRIWIJAYA
According to the Nalanda inscription, Balaputradewa was the grandson of a Javanese king who was nicknamed Wirawairimathana (destroyer of enemy officers). His grandfather's nickname is similar to Wairiwarawimardana alias Dharanindra in the Kelurak inscription. In other words, Balaputradewa is Dharanindra's grandson.
Balaputradewa's father was named Samaragrawira, while his mother was Dewi Tara, daughter of Sri Dharmasetu from the Soma dynasty. The Nalanda inscription itself shows the friendship between Balaputradewa and Dewapaladewa, the king of India, namely by marking the construction of a temple initiated by Balaputradewa in the Bengal region.
The Nalanda inscription mentions Balaputradewa as the king of Suwarnadwipa, which is the ancient name for the island of Sumatra. Because at that time the island of Sumatra was synonymous with the Srivijaya Kingdom, historians agree that Balaputradewa was the king of Srivijaya.
Based on the analysis of the Nalanda inscription, it can be seen that Balaputradewa became King of Srivijaya because he inherited the throne from his mother, Tara, as well as being the successor to the Sailendra dynasty from his father, Samaragrawira.
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